Welcome to the REFactoring and TESTing Network.
Project Aim
The REFTEST Research Network is an EPSRC-funded project running from 2009-2012 which aims to explore and investigate mechanisms for simplifying and restructuring test artefacts through refactoring. The Principal Investigator of the project is Dr. Steve Counsell and Co-Investigator is Prof. Rob Hierons. Both are from the Department of Information Systems and Computing at Brunel University, Uxbridge, London. The Network includes industrial representations from major UK companies and Universities.We aim to facilitate a meeting of minds between industry and academia and to promote discussion and research partnerships between RefTest participants.
Project Overview
Application of refactoring principles to the testing process is only now emerging as an important software engineering discipline. Refactoring principles have been successfully applied to legacy object-oriented (OO) and procedural code. Nonetheless, there are still a multitude of ‘open’ research questions and challenges that need to be explored, especially with respect to its links with testing. The purpose of this Network is to investigate those links through three key research themes, each of which induces a set of research questions. The Network operates through regular meetings, workshops informed by a range of on-line resources and initiatives. The three indicative research themes embraced by REFTEST are:- Refactoring test suites and laser-guided testing.
- Formal and theoretical aspects of testing and refactoring.
- Empirical aspects (metrics and evolution).