Checking enforcement of integrity constraints in database applications   based on code patterns

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2011.06.044

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	Checking enforcement of integrity constraints in database applications based on code patterns
	Zhang, Hongyu ; Tan, Hee Beng Kuan ; Zhang, Lu ; Lin, Xi ; Wang, Xiaoyin ; Zhang, Chun ; Mei, Hong
刊名	journal of systems and software
	2011
关键词	Integrity constraint enforcement Code patterns PHP Static analysis Code quality VULNERABILITIES
DOI	10.1016/j.jss.2011.06.044
英文摘要	Integrity constraints (including key, referential and domain constraints) are unique features of database applications. Integrity constraints are crucial for ensuring accuracy and consistency of data in a database. It is important to perform integrity constraint enforcement (ICE) at the application level to reduce the risk of database corruption. We have conducted an empirical analysis of open-source PHP database applications and found that ICE does not receive enough attention in real-world programming practice. We propose an approach for automatic detection of ICE violations at the application level based on identification of code patterns. We define four patterns that characterize the structures of code implementing integrity constraint enforcement. Violations of these patterns indicate the missing of integrity constraint enforcement. Our work contributes to quality improvement of database applications. Our work also demonstrates that it is feasible to effectively identify bugs or problematic code by mining code patterns in a specific domain/application area. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Computer Science, Software Engineering; Computer Science, Theory & Methods; SCI(E); 0; ARTICLE; 12; 2253-2264; 84
语种	英语
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.pku.edu.cn/handle/20.500.11897/237497]
专题	信息科学技术学院
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang, Hongyu,Tan, Hee Beng Kuan,Zhang, Lu,et al. Checking enforcement of integrity constraints in database applications based on code patterns[J]. journal of systems and software,2011.
APA	Zhang, Hongyu.,Tan, Hee Beng Kuan.,Zhang, Lu.,Lin, Xi.,Wang, Xiaoyin.,...&Mei, Hong.(2011).Checking enforcement of integrity constraints in database applications based on code patterns.journal of systems and software.
MLA	Zhang, Hongyu,et al."Checking enforcement of integrity constraints in database applications based on code patterns".journal of systems and software (2011).