Using Grammar Patterns to Interpret Test Method Name Evolution

Anthony Peruma; Emily Hu; Jiajun Chen; Eman Abdullah Alomar; Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer; Christian D. Newman

doi:10.1109/ICPC52881.2021.00039

Using Grammar Patterns to Interpret Test Method Name Evolution

Anthony Peruma, Emily Hu, Jiajun Chen, Eman Abdullah Alomar, Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer, Christian D. Newman

Department of Systems and Enterprises

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Abstract

It is good practice to name test methods such that they are comprehensible to developers; they must be written in such a way that their purpose and functionality are clear to those who will maintain them. Unfortunately, there is little automated support for writing or maintaining the names of test methods. This can lead to inconsistent and low-quality test names and increase the maintenance cost of supporting these methods. Due to this risk, it is essential to help developers in maintaining their test method names over time. In this paper, we use grammar patterns, and how they relate to test method behavior, to understand test naming practices. This data will be used to support an automated tool for maintaining test names.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2021 IEEE/ACM 29th International Conference on Program Comprehension, ICPC 2021
Pages	335-346
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665414036
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPC52881.2021.00039
State	Published - May 2021
Event	29th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Program Comprehension, ICPC 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 20 May 2021 → 21 May 2021

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Name	IEEE International Conference on Program Comprehension
Volume	2021-May

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Conference	29th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Program Comprehension, ICPC 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	20/05/21 → 21/05/21

Keywords

Grammar Pattern
Part of speech Tags
Program Comprehension
Rename Refactoring
Test Method Names

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Peruma, A., Hu, E., Chen, J., Alomar, E. A., Mkaouer, M. W., & Newman, C. D. (2021). Using Grammar Patterns to Interpret Test Method Name Evolution. In Proceedings - 2021 IEEE/ACM 29th International Conference on Program Comprehension, ICPC 2021 (pp. 335-346). Article 9463038 (IEEE International Conference on Program Comprehension; Vol. 2021-May). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPC52881.2021.00039

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Using Grammar Patterns to Interpret Test Method Name Evolution. / Peruma, Anthony; Hu, Emily; Chen, Jiajun et al.
Proceedings - 2021 IEEE/ACM 29th International Conference on Program Comprehension, ICPC 2021. 2021. p. 335-346 9463038 (IEEE International Conference on Program Comprehension; Vol. 2021-May).

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