PATS: A Parallel GUI Testing Framework for Android Applications

Proceedings - International Computer Software and Applications Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2015, Pages 210-215

  Wen, Hsiang Lin ^a   Lin, Chia Hui ^a   Hsieh, Tzong Han ^a   Yang, Cheng Zen ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Android GUI testing; Fine grained event sequences; GUI ripping; Parallel testing

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EFFICIENCY; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; MOBILE DEVICES; MULTIPROCESSING SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE TESTING;

ANDROID APPLICATIONS; APPLICATION UNDER TESTS; EVENT SEQUENCE; GUI TESTING; PARALLEL TESTING; SOFTWARE DEFECTS; TESTING EFFICIENCY; TESTING SYSTEMS;

ANDROID (OPERATING SYSTEM);

EID: 84962176170     PISSN: 07303157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/COMPSAC.2015.80     Document Type: Conference Paper

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