Cantata++

Cantata++
Developer(s) IPL Information Processing Limited & QA Systems GmbH since 2012
Stable release
6.2A / September 2013
Operating system Linux, Windows etc.
License Proprietary
Website Cantata product page

Cantata++, or simply Cantata in newer versions, is a commercial computer program for dynamic testing, specifically unit testing and integration testing,[1] and code coverage at run time of C and C++ programs.[2][3] It is developed and sold by QA Systems, and was formerly a product of IPL Information Processing Ltd.[4]

Overview

Cantata and Cantata++ were originally developed by IPL Information Processing Systems until 2012 when QA Systems GmbH acquired the business, and founded QA Systems Ltd in Bath (UK).[5] In November 2012 the tool was rebranded at version 6.2 as Cantata. Until 2014 there have been 19 versions released since Cantata (for C) its release in 1992.[6]

The IDE of Cantata is based on Eclipse.[7] Cantata belongs to a category of code-driven unit testing frameworks used for dynamic testing of software. These tools bring compiled test cases to execution with the linked-in code under test. The test executable will run on a computing platform, a native operating system, or a target platform. The integration of debuggers is optional. Typical users of Cantata are either developers of application software programmed in C and C++, or of system software designed for embedded systems and mobile devices.

Industrial use

Screenshot of Cantata++ Custom Ruleset

The development and verification of functional safety software in many industries is governed by international regulatory standards. Therein requirements can be found which relate to functional Safety and how to ensure a certain Safety Integrity Level (SIL). Each of the standards below highly recommends or mandates the use of unit testing and integration testing with a code-driven testing framework:

Cantata may be used in each of these sectors to meet the verification requirements of the regulatory standard. The Cantata tool has been independently classified and certified by the functional safety certification body SGS-TÜV GmbH, as “usable in the development of safety related software”[11] to the highest safety integrity level in each of the above standards. The mapping of verification and validation requirements in each of the above standards for functional software testing, robustness testing and structural testing (code coverage) to the capabilities of Cantata are available from the vendor, together with tool certification kits for IS0 26262, IEC 60880, IEC 61508, IEC 62304 and EN 50128, and tool qualification kits for DO-178B and DO-178C/DO-330.

Literature

References

  1. ↑ Master Thesis "A survey classification of software testing tools" Website of LAPPEENRANTA University of Technology, called 6-23-14
  2. 1 2 Dale, Chris; Anderson, Tom (2009-01-13). Safety-Critical Systems: Problems, Process and Practice: Proceedings of the Seventeenth Safety-Critical Systems Symposium Brighton, UK, 3 - 5 February 2009. Springer. pp. 216–. ISBN 9781848823495. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Wieczorek, Martin; Meyerhoff, Dirk; Baltus, B. (2001-02-09). Software Quality: State of the Art in Management, Testing, and Tools. Springer. pp. 267–. ISBN 9783540414414. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ↑ P, Mathur Aditya (2008). Foundations of Software Testing. Pearson Education India. pp. 489–. ISBN 9788131707951. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Online Magazine "TEST– Innovation for software quality" Vol. 4, Issue 2: April 2012, called 11-7-14
  6. ↑ Feature Brief of Cantata & Technical Overview, called 11-12-14
  7. ↑ "Automotive Electronics Magazine, Issue 4/2012, p.4. called 8-13-14" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  8. ↑ Cantata++ & Hebling Technik AG working on IEC 62304 Customer case study published by Emenda Software Ltd, called 10-15-14
  9. ↑ Cantata++ establishes CROMA medical System Website of testandverification: "TVS helps Creo Medical Prepare for Medical Device Certification" called 10-15-14
  10. ↑ Cantata++ helps to upgrade the safety of metro stations in Paris in cooperation with the KABA Kilgen AG Case study of Emenda Software Ltd, called 10-19-14
  11. ↑ Report about Cantata & Ada TEST 95 Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Website of Meteonic, called 7-2-14
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