Idle Ptc

Definition:

• A PTC is created but never started. A PTC which is not started is of no use for the test case.

Code Example:

testcase exampleTestCase ( ) runs on MainComponentType system SystemType {
  //...
  var ParallelComponentType exampleComponent := ParallelComponentType.create;
  map(self: aPort, system: aPort) ;
  connect(self: anotherPort, exampleComponent: aPort ) ;
  // no start here...
}

References:

Quality attributes

• - Code Example

• - Cause and Effect

• - Frequency

• - Refactoring

• An approach to quality engineering of TTCN-3 test specifications

• Pattern-based Smell Detection in TTCN-3 Test Suites

• Utilising Code Smells to Detect Quality Problems in TTCN-3 Test Suites