LatteArt: A Platform for Recording and Analyzing Exploratory Testing

Exploratory testing is an important activity for improving software quality. Despite this, few studies have been conducted to support exploratory testing. One reason for this is the lack of available data on exploratory testing activities. We propose LatteArt, a tool to support developers in recording, visualizing and managing exploratory testing activities. LatteArt has a rich user interface and a variety of features to support exploratory testing, and is publicly available. We conducted a questionnaire with three developers to assess whether LatteArt addresses the challenges of exploratory testing. In our questionnaire, two or more developers indicated that LatteArt helps to address 14 of the 17 exploratory testing weaknesses identified in the existing literature. The test activity data recorded by LatteArt is easily accessible via REST APIs, allowing researchers to use the data and facilitate exploratory testing research. Our tool and demo are available at: https://github.com/latteart-org/latteart