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A Formal Methods Approach for Release Evaluation

Ebru Aydın Göl

In this paper, a formal method-based release evaluation method was developed. During the release evaluation process, two versions of a server are run under similar (or the same) configurations and the system logs are compared. This comparison can be based on graphical analysis, applying fixed rules over logs or regression analysis. This paper presents a novel release evaluation approach based on formal methods. The proposed method consists of three main steps. The first step is the collection of data from both versions of the server. The second step is the synthesis of Signal Temporal Logic (STL) formulas for each dataset. The final step is the generation of the release evaluation result by comparing the formulas that have the same structure and that can represent both datasets with high accuracy. Thus, the proposed approach represents the release evaluation rules as STL formulas and generates such formulas from system logs in an automated way. Due to the resemblance of temporal logics to natural language, the resulting formulas explain the evaluation result. The proposed method automates the release evaluation process. The findings of the paper are shown over sample datasets. 

Keywords: Formal Methods, Release Evaluation, Formula Synthesis, Temporal Logics
DOI :10.26650/acin.879052   IUP :10.26650/acin.879052    Full Text (PDF)

Formel Yaklaşımlar ile Sürüm Değerlendirme

Ebru Aydın Göl

Bu çalışmada sürüm değerlendirme sürecini otomatikleştirmek için formel metotlar kullanılarak bir yöntem geliştirilmiştir. Sürüm değerlendirme sürecinde, bir sunucunun yeni ve eski sürümleri benzer (veya aynı) konfigürasyonlarda çalıştırılır ve sistemlerin ürettikleri izler karşılaştırılır. Bu karşılaştırma grafik incelenmesi, izlerin sabit ölçütler ile karşılaştırılması veya regresyon analizi tabanlı olabilir. Bu makalede ise, yapılan önceki çalışmalardan farklı olarak formel metotlar tabanlı bir analiz yöntemi sunulmaktadır. Bu yöntem karşılaştırılacak sistemlerden verilerin toplanması, her iki veri kümesi için bu kümeleri tanımlayacak Sinyal Zamansal Mantık (STL) formüllerinin üretilmesi ve son olarak da yüksek başarım ile kümeleri tanımlayabilen aynı yapıya sahip formüllerin karşılaştırılması ile sürüm değerlendirme sonucunun üretilmesi adımlarından oluşmaktadır. Bu yöntem ile sürüm değerlendirmede kullanılmak üzere, ölçütlerin STL formülü olarak ifade edilmesi ve bu ölçütlerin sistem izlerinden otomatik olarak üretilmesi sağlanmıştır. Zamansal mantıkların konuşma diline benzerlikleri sayesinde bu formüller açıklayıcıdır. Geliştirilen metot ile değerlendirme süreci otomatikleştirilmektedir. Elde edilen sonuçlar örnek veri kümeleri üzerinde incelenmiştir. 

Keywords: Formel Metotlar, Sürüm Değerlendirme, Formül Türetme, Zamansal Mantık

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Submitted12.02.2021
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