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In integration testing, the order in which classes are integrated and tested is significant for the construction of test stubs. With the existing approaches, it is usually difficult to generate the sub-optimal test orders for real applications, which have large numbers of classes.

There exist moderately large numbers of classes in software systems, which is one of the main factors that complicate the generation of class integration test order (CITO). The main objectives of this study are reducing the problem space for CITO generation, and minimizing the stubbing cost of the generated test orders.

The approach proposed in this study is based on the hypothesis that similar-class combination can remove class dependencies and yield a smaller problem space. Identical class dependence and symmetric classes are the two main properties that are used to identify similar classes. In addition, a new cycle …