unittest.java

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/*

   Derby - Class org.apache.derbyTesting.unitTests.harness.UnitTest

   Copyright 1997, 2005 The Apache Software Foundation or its licensors, as applicable.

   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 */

package org.apache.derbyTesting.unitTests.harness;

import org.apache.derby.iapi.services.stream.HeaderPrintWriter;

/**
 * The UnitTest interface is implemented by the class
 * that tests a class.  Such a class has the name XUnitTest
 * and is the test for the class named X.
 * <p>
 *
 * @version 0.1
 * @author Ames
 */


public interface UnitTest 
{
	/**
	 * Execute the test.
	 *
	 * @param out	A HeaderPrintWriter the test may use for tracing.
	 *				To disable tracing the caller may provide a
	 *				HeaderPrintWriter which throws away all the data
	 *				the test writes.
	 *
	 * @return	true iff the test passes
	 */
	public boolean Execute (HeaderPrintWriter out);

	/**
	 *	UnitTestDuration
	 *
	 *  @return	The tests duration. 
	 *
	 *  @see	UnitTestConstants
	 **/
	public int UnitTestDuration();

	/**
	 *	UnitTestDuration
	 *
	 *  @return	The tests duration. 
	 *
	 *  @see	UnitTestConstants
	 **/
	public int UnitTestType();

}