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2006 Technical Reports

ESpec -- a Tool for Agile Development via Early Testable Specifications

Faraz Ahmadi Torshizi and Jonathan S. Ostroff

Technical Report CS-2006-04

York University

May 24, 2006

Abstract

The ESpec (Eiffel Specification Tool) is a unified environment that allows software developers to combine Fit tables (for customer acceptance tests) with Early Testable Specifications (Contracts and Unit Tests). This means that a single integrated tool can be used to develop and test the requirements, design and implementation of a software product. Since Fit tables, contracts and Unit Tests accumulate, we get regression testing every time the tool is invoked. The regression testing makes it easier to refactor a design, as all the properties are checked for every design change. ESpec includes a fully automated formal verification tool that uses a theorem prover to demonstrate that the code satisfies its specification. These tools, either individually or in concert, allow the developer to certify the quality of the product in a variety of ways.

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