Detection and filling of functional holes in microservice systems: Method and infrastructure support

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Zihang Su, Xiang He, Teng Wang, Lei Liu, Zhiying Tu, Zhongjie Wang

Published: 01 Jan 2023, Last Modified: 20 May 2025Inf. Softw. Technol. 2023EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Highlights•A new concept: Functional Hole (FH).•A new problem: Detection and Filling Problem of Functional Holes (DFPFH)•An algorithm for FH runtime-detection.•An algorithm to solve DFPFH with external service systems automatically.•An algorithm to provide useful suggestions for developers to fill FHs thoroughly.•An infrastructure to facilitate the execution of the DFPFH-solving algorithms.