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Assertion-based analysis via slicing with ABETS * (system description)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2016

M. ALPUENTE ,
F. FRECHINA ,
J. SAPIÑA Open the ORCID record for J. SAPIÑA [Opens in a new window]  and
D. BALLIS
M. ALPUENTE
Affiliation:
Universitat Politècnica de València, Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Computación, Camino de Vera, s/n, 46022 Valencia (Spain) (e-mails: alpuente@dsic.upv.es, ffrechina@dsic.upv.es, jsapina@dsic.upv.es)
F. FRECHINA
Affiliation:
Universitat Politècnica de València, Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Computación, Camino de Vera, s/n, 46022 Valencia (Spain) (e-mails: alpuente@dsic.upv.es, ffrechina@dsic.upv.es, jsapina@dsic.upv.es)
J. SAPIÑA
Affiliation:
Universitat Politècnica de València, Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Computación, Camino de Vera, s/n, 46022 Valencia (Spain) (e-mails: alpuente@dsic.upv.es, ffrechina@dsic.upv.es, jsapina@dsic.upv.es)
D. BALLIS
Affiliation:
Università degli Studi di Udine, Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Via delle Scienze, 206, 33100 Udine (Italy) (e-mail: demis.ballis@dimi.uniud.it)
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Abstract

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We present ABETS, an assertion-based, dynamic analyzer that helps diagnose errors in Maude programs. ABETS uses slicing to automatically create reduced versions of both a run's execution trace and executed program, reduced versions in which any information that is not relevant to the bug currently being diagnosed is removed. In addition, ABETS employs runtime assertion checking to automate the identification of bugs so that whenever an assertion is violated, the system automatically infers accurate slicing criteria from the failure. We summarize the main services provided by ABETS, which also include a novel assertion-based facility for program repair that generates suitable program fixes when a state invariant is violated. Finally, we provide an experimental evaluation that shows the performance and effectiveness of the system.

Keywords

runtime assertion checkingdynamic program and trace slicingprogram diagnosis and Debuggingrewriting logicMaude

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Type
Regular Papers
Information
Theory and Practice of Logic Programming , Volume 16 , Special Issue 5-6: 32nd International Conference on Logic Programming , September 2016 , pp. 515 - 532
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

Footnotes

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This work has been partially supported by the EU (FEDER) and Spanish MINECO grant TIN2015-69175-C4-1-R, and by Generalitat Valenciana PROMETEOII/2015/013. J. Sapiña was supported by FPI-UPV grant SP2013-0083.

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