WhiteBox Testing - Basis Path Testing

White-box testing:
White-box testing, sometimes called glass-box testing.

It is a test case design method that uses the control structure of the procedural design to derive
test cases.
Using this method, SE can derive test cases that
1. Guarantee that all independent paths within a module have been exercised at least once
2. Exercise all logical decisions on their true and false sides,
3. Execute all loops at their boundaries and within their operational bounds
4. Exercise internal data structures to ensure their validity.
Basis path testing:

 Basis path testing is a white-box testing technique
 To derive a logical complexity measure of a procedural design.
 Test cases derived to exercise the basis set are guaranteed to execute every statement in
the program at least one time.
Methods:
1. Flow graph notation
2. Independent program paths or Cyclomatic complexity
3. Deriving test cases
4. Graph Matrices
Flow Graph Notation:

 Start with simple notation for the representation of control flow (called flow graph). It
represent logical control flow.
Fig. A represent program control structure and fig. B maps the flowchart into a corresponding
flow graph.
In fig. B each circle, called flow graph node, represent one or more procedural statement.
 A sequence of process boxes and decision diamond can map into a single node.
 The arrows on the flow graph, called edges or links, represent flow of control and are
parallel to flowchart arrows.
 An edge must terminate at a node, even if the node does not represent any procedural
statement.
 Areas bounded by edges and nodes are called regions. When counting regions, we
include they are outside the graph as a region.
 When compound conditions are encountered in procedural design, flow graph becomes
slightly more complicated.
 When we translating Program Design Language segment into flow graph, separate
node is created for each condition.
 Each node that contains a condition is called predicate node and is characterized by two
or more edges comes from it.
Independent program paths or Cyclomatic complexity :
 An independent path is any path through the program that introduces at least one new set
of processing statement or new condition.
 For example, a set of independent paths for flow graph:
 Path 1: 1-11
 Path 2: 1-2-3-4-5-10-1-11
 Path 3: 1-2-3-6-8-9-1-11
 Path 4: 1-2-3-6-7-9-1-11
 Note that each new path introduces a new edge.
 The path 1-2-3-4-5-10-1-2-3-6-8-9-1-11 is not considered to e an independent path
because it is simply a combination of already specified paths and does not traverse any
new edges.
 Test cases should be designed to force execution of these paths (basis set).
 Every statement in the program should be executed at least once and every condition
will have been executed on its true and false.
How do we know how many paths to looks for ?
 Cyclomatic complexity is a software metrics that provides a quantitative measure of the

logical complexity of a program.
 It defines no. of independent paths in the basis set and also provides number of test that
must be conducted.
 One of three ways to compute cyclomatic complexity:
1. The no. of regions corresponds to the cyclomatic complexity.
2. Cyclomatic complexity, V(G), for a flow graph, G, is defined as
V(G) = E - N + 2
where E is the number of flow graph edges, N is the number of flow graph
nodes.
3. Cyclomatic complexity, V(G), for a flow graph, G, is also defined as
V(G) = P + 1
where P is the number of predicate nodes edges
So the value of V(G) provides us with upper bound of test cases.
Example:
Referring to the flow graph, the cyclomatic complexity can be computed using each of
the algorithms just noted:
1. The flow graph has four regions.

2. V(G) = 11 edges _ 9 nodes + 2 = 4.
3. V(G) = 3 predicate nodes + 1 = 4.
Therefore, the cyclomatic complexity of the flow graph in Figure 17.2B is 4.

Deriving Test Cases:
To derive basis set, follow the steps.
1. Using the design or code as a foundation, draw a corresponding flow graph.

2. Determine the cyclomatic complexity of the resultant flow graph.
3. Determine a basis set of linearly independent paths
4. Prepare test cases that will force execution of each path in the basis set.
Graph Matrices:
 A graph matrix is a square matrix whose size (i.e., number of rows and columns) is equal
to the number of nodes on the flow graph.
 Each row and column corresponds to an identified node, and matrix entries correspond
to connections (an edge) between nodes.
 Each node on the flow graph is identify by numbers, while each edge is identify by
letters.
 The link weight provides additional information about control flow. In its simplest
form, the link weight is 1 (a connection exists) or 0 (a connection does not exist).
 Each letter has been replaced with a 1, indicating that a connection exists (this graph
matrix is called a connection matrix).
 In fig.( connection matrix) each row with two or more entries represents a predicate
node.
Example:
Function fn_delete_element (int value, int array_size, int array[])
{
1 int i;
location = array_size + 1;
2 for i = 1 to array_size
3 if ( array[i] == value )
4 location = i;
end if;
end for;
5 for i = location to array_size

6 array[i] = array[i+1];
end for;
7 array_size --;
}
Steps to Calculate the independent paths
Step 1 : Draw the Flow Graph of the Function/Program under consideration as shown
below:
Step 2 : Determine the independent paths.

Path 1: 1 - 2 - 5 - 7
Path 2: 1 - 2 - 5 - 6 - 7
Path 3: 1 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 5 - 6 - 7
Path 4: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 2 - 5 - 6 - 7
Step 1: Draw the flow graph for the algorithm.
The example procedure below shows how the algorithm statements are mapped into
graph nodes, numbered on the left.
public double calculate(int amount)

{
-1- double rushCharge = 0;
-1- if (nextday.equals("yes") )
{
-2- rushCharge = 14.50;
}
-3- double tax = amount * .0725;
-3- if (amount >= 1000)
{
-4- shipcharge = amount * .06 + rushCharge;
}
-5- else if (amount >= 200)
{
-6- shipcharge = amount * .08 + rushCharge;
}
{
-8- shipcharge = 13.25 + rushCharge;
}
{
}
{
}
else
{
}
-14- total = amount + tax + shipcharge;
-14- return total;
} //end calculate
Step 2: Determine the cyclomatic complexity of the flow graph.
V(G) = E - N + 2
= 19 - 14 + 2
= 7
This tells us the upper bound on the size of the basis set. That is, it gives us the number
of independent paths we need to find.
Step 3: Determine the basis set of independent paths.
Path 1: 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 11 - 13 - 14
Path 2: 1 - 3 - 4 - 14
Path 3: 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 14
Path 4: 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 14
Path 5: 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 10 - 14
Path 6: 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 11 - 12 - 14
Path 7: 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 11 - 13 - 14
1: WHILE NOT EOF LOOP
2: Read Record;
2: IF field1 equals 0 THEN
3: Add field1 to Total
3: Increment Counter
4: ELSE
4: IF field2 equals 0 THEN
5: Print Total, Counter
5: Reset Counter
6: ELSE
6: Subtract field2 from Total
7: END IF
8: END IF
8: Print "End Record"
9: END LOOP
9: Print Counter
Example has:
 Independent Paths:
1. 1, 9
2. 1, 2, 3, 8, 1, 9
3. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 1, 9
4. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 1, 9
 Cyclomatic Complexity of 4;

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White-box testing:

White-box testing, sometimes called glass-box testing.

Basis path testing:

Flow Graph Notation:

How do we know how many paths to looks for ?

 Cyclomatic complexity is a software metrics that provides a quantitative measure of the

1. The flow graph has four regions.

Therefore, the cyclomatic complexity of the flow graph in Figure 17.2B is 4.

To derive basis set, follow the steps.

1. Using the design or code as a foundation, draw a corresponding flow graph.

5 for i = location to array_size

Step 2 : Determine the independent paths.

public double calculate(int amount)

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