CAgen: A fast combinatorial test generation tool with support for constraints and higher-index arrays

Published

August 4, 2020

Author(s)

Raghu N. Kacker, David R. Kuhn

Abstract

In recent years, combinatorial testing methods have been successfully applied to test systems with a large number of input parameters. Generating combinatorial test sets for such complex systems is still a challenging task as it requires a lot of time and computing power. To tackle that issue, high performance tools are required. In this work, we present the combinatorial test set generation tool CAgen. It is capable of generating combinatorial test sets significantly faster than other state-of-the-art tools, such as ACTS, and contains various features such as constraint handling and higher-index arrays. It is highly compatible with other combinatorial testing tools and is available as CLI and Web-GUI. CAgen aims to make combinatorial testing more efficient and more accessible and user-friendly.

Conference Dates

March 23-27, 2020

Conference Location

Porto

Conference Title

Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation
ICST 2020 workshops

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

Combinatorial testing, Covering arrays, Software testing, Test generation

Citation

Kacker, R. and Kuhn, D. (2020), CAgen: A fast combinatorial test generation tool with support for constraints and higher-index arrays, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation ICST 2020 workshops, Porto, -1, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSTW50294.2020.00041. (Accessed October 15, 2025)