A CASE Tool for JAVA Programs Logical Errors Detection: Static and Dynamic Testing

During testing of programs, developers face two types of errors: syntax errors, and logical errors. Generally, logical errors in programming are more difficult to detect. To figure out the reason of that errors, it should trace the source code manually to find the potential instructions that may cause the problem. Consequently the testing will spend a lot of time, effort, and cost. The cost will be problematic with large-scale systems, and the cost will doubled in evolution, confirmation testing, and regression testing. This paper introduces a prototype of a CASE tool for Java logical errors detecting using static and dynamic testing techniques. This research utilizes the Junit and PMD tools to detect the logical errors and analyze the potential causes of these errors based on Java common logical errors lists. The prototype is tested according to some Java programs under different conditions.

I. Introduction

The need and complexity of developing computer systems is increasing. Practically all efficient corporations especially that are working in software developing are moving to a higher level of automation in their software work. Consequently, the need for more efficient methods and tools for developing and maintaining computer systems is increasing. During the last few years, a large number of tools for analysis and design of computer systems have been born to daylight. These tools, called CASE (Computer aided software engineering) tools, intend to automate parts of the systems development process. As the name implies they are computer based programs to increase the productivity of developers [1] [2].