GUI inspection from source code analysis

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Autor(a) principal: Silva, João Carlos
Data de Publicação: 2010
Outros Autores: Campos, J. Creissac, Saraiva, João Alexandre
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/18517
Resumo: Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are critical components of todays software. Given their increased relevance, correctness and usability of GUIs are becoming essential. This paper describes the latest results in the development of our tool to reverse engineer the GUI layer of interactive computing systems. We use static analysis techniques to generate models of the user interface behaviour from source code. Models help in graphical user interface inspection by allowing designers to concentrate on its more important aspects. One particularly type of model that the tool is able to generate is state machines. The paper shows how graph theory can be useful when applied to these models. A number of metrics and algorithms are used in the analysis of aspects of the user interface's quality. The ultimate goal of the tool is to enable analysis of interactive system through GUIs source code inspection.
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spelling GUI inspection from source code analysisSource codeReverse engineeringGraphical user interfaceMetricsPropertiesGraphical user interfaces (GUIs) are critical components of todays software. Given their increased relevance, correctness and usability of GUIs are becoming essential. This paper describes the latest results in the development of our tool to reverse engineer the GUI layer of interactive computing systems. We use static analysis techniques to generate models of the user interface behaviour from source code. Models help in graphical user interface inspection by allowing designers to concentrate on its more important aspects. One particularly type of model that the tool is able to generate is state machines. The paper shows how graph theory can be useful when applied to these models. A number of metrics and algorithms are used in the analysis of aspects of the user interface's quality. The ultimate goal of the tool is to enable analysis of interactive system through GUIs source code inspection.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia(PTDC/EIA-CCO/108995/2008)European Association of Software Science and Technology (EASST)Universidade do MinhoSilva, João CarlosCampos, J. CreissacSaraiva, João Alexandre20102010-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/18517eng1863-212210.14279/tuj.eceasst.33.459.447http://journal.ub.tu-berlin.de/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:41:15Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/18517Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:38:10.918036Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv GUI inspection from source code analysis
title GUI inspection from source code analysis
spellingShingle GUI inspection from source code analysis
Silva, João Carlos
Source code
Reverse engineering
Graphical user interface
Metrics
Properties
title_short GUI inspection from source code analysis
title_full GUI inspection from source code analysis
title_fullStr GUI inspection from source code analysis
title_full_unstemmed GUI inspection from source code analysis
title_sort GUI inspection from source code analysis
author Silva, João Carlos
author_facet Silva, João Carlos
Campos, J. Creissac
Saraiva, João Alexandre
author_role author
author2 Campos, J. Creissac
Saraiva, João Alexandre
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Silva, João Carlos
Campos, J. Creissac
Saraiva, João Alexandre
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Source code
Reverse engineering
Graphical user interface
Metrics
Properties
topic Source code
Reverse engineering
Graphical user interface
Metrics
Properties
description Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are critical components of todays software. Given their increased relevance, correctness and usability of GUIs are becoming essential. This paper describes the latest results in the development of our tool to reverse engineer the GUI layer of interactive computing systems. We use static analysis techniques to generate models of the user interface behaviour from source code. Models help in graphical user interface inspection by allowing designers to concentrate on its more important aspects. One particularly type of model that the tool is able to generate is state machines. The paper shows how graph theory can be useful when applied to these models. A number of metrics and algorithms are used in the analysis of aspects of the user interface's quality. The ultimate goal of the tool is to enable analysis of interactive system through GUIs source code inspection.
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