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Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems, Volume 17

Communication Papers of the 2018 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems

Automated generator for complex and realistic test data—a case study

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15439/2018F214

Citation: Communication Papers of the 2018 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, M. Ganzha, L. Maciaszek, M. Paprzycki (eds). ACSIS, Vol. 17, pages 233–240 ()

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Abstract. Some type of tests, especially stress tests and functional tests, require a large amount of realistic test data. In this paper, we propose a tool JOP (Java Object Populator) that uses a pseudorandom number generator in order to create test sets of complex Java objects, that can be automatically generated and directly used. Along with that, we also show usage of this tool in case study focused on performance evaluation of a real cashier system.

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