Space-efficient search algorithms
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
UMLDiff: an algorithm for object-oriented design differencing
Proceedings of the 20th IEEE/ACM international Conference on Automated software engineering
Metamodel-based Test Generation for Model Transformations: an Algorithm and a Tool
ISSRE '06 Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering
Model-driven Development of Complex Software: A Research Roadmap
FOSE '07 2007 Future of Software Engineering
Reusable MDA components: a testing-for-trust approach
MoDELS'06 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems
Model transformations in practice workshop
MoDELS'05 Proceedings of the 2005 international conference on Satellite Events at the MoDELS
Generating instance models from meta models
FMOODS'06 Proceedings of the 8th IFIP WG 6.1 international conference on Formal Methods for Open Object-Based Distributed Systems
Demystifying model transformations: an approach based on automated rule inference
Proceedings of the 24th ACM SIGPLAN conference on Object oriented programming systems languages and applications
MODELS '09 Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems
Tractable model transformation testing
ECMFA'11 Proceedings of the 7th European conference on Modelling foundations and applications
EUnit: a unit testing framework for model management tasks
Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Model driven engineering languages and systems
On validation of ATL transformation rules by transformation models
Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Model-Driven Engineering, Verification and Validation
Lightweight string reasoning for OCL
ECMFA'12 Proceedings of the 8th European conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications
Using models of partial knowledge to test model transformations
ICMT'12 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Theory and Practice of Model Transformations
Specification-Driven test generation for model transformations
ICMT'12 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Theory and Practice of Model Transformations
Typing model transformations using tracts
ICMT'12 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Theory and Practice of Model Transformations
Formal specification and testing of model transformations
SFM'12 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Formal Methods for the Design of Computer, Communication, and Software Systems: formal methods for model-driven engineering
Bridging the chasm between MDE and the world of compilation
Software and Systems Modeling (SoSyM)
Automatic conformance testing of optimized triple graph grammar implementations
AGTIVE'11 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Applications of Graph Transformations with Industrial Relevance
On verifying ATL transformations using 'off-the-shelf' SMT solvers
MODELS'12 Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems
ATLTest: a white-box test generation approach for ATL transformations
MODELS'12 Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems
Automated verification of model transformations based on visual contracts
Automated Software Engineering
Early experiences on model transformation testing
Proceedings of the First Workshop on the Analysis of Model Transformations
Model transformation testing: the state of the art
Proceedings of the First Workshop on the Analysis of Model Transformations
Generating counterexamples of model-based software product lines: an exploratory study
Proceedings of the 17th International Software Product Line Conference
Engineering model transformations with transML
Software and Systems Modeling (SoSyM)
Supporting large scale model transformation reuse
Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Generative programming: concepts & experiences
Searching for model migration strategies
Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Models and Evolution
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Introduction Model Driven Engineering (MDE) techniques support extensive use of models in order to manage the increasing complexity of software systems. Appropriate abstractions of software system elements can ease reasoning and understanding and thus limit the risk of errors in large systems. Automatic model transformations play a critical role in MDE since they automate complex, tedious, error-prone, and recurrent software development tasks. Airbus uses automatic code synthesis from SCADE models to generate the code for embedded controllers in the Airbus A380. Commercial tools for model transformations exist. Objecteering and Together from Borland are tools that can automatically add design patterns in a UML class model. Esterel Technologies have a tool for automatic code synthesis for safety critical systems. Other examples of transformations are refinement of a design model by adding details pertaining to a particular target platform, refactoring a model by changing its structure to enhance design quality, or reverse engineering code to obtain an abstract model. These software development tasks are critical and thus the model transformations that automate them must be validated. A fault in a transformation can introduce a fault in the transformed model, which if undetected and not removed, can propagate to other models in successive development steps. As a fault propagates across transformations, it becomes more difficult to detect and isolate. Since model transformations are meant to be reused, faults present in them may result in many faulty models. Model transformations constitute a class of programs with unique characteristics that make testing them challenging. The complexity of input and output data, lack of model management tools, and the heterogeneity of transformation languages pose special problems to testers of transformations. In this paper we identify current model transformation characteristics that contribute to the difficulty of systematically testing transformations. We present promising solutions and propose possible ways to overcome these barriers.