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package org.junit.jupiter.api.extension;

import static org.apiguardian.api.API.Status.EXPERIMENTAL;

import java.util.Optional;

import org.apiguardian.api.API;

TestInstanceFactoryContext encapsulates the context in which a test class is to be instantiated by a TestInstanceFactory. 
See Also:
TestInstanceFactory
Since:
5.3/**
 * {@code TestInstanceFactoryContext} encapsulates the <em>context</em> in which
 * a {@linkplain #getTestClass test class} is to be instantiated by a
 * {@link TestInstanceFactory}.
 *
 * @since 5.3
 * @see TestInstanceFactory
 */
@API(status = EXPERIMENTAL, since = "5.3")
public interface TestInstanceFactoryContext {

	
Get the test class for this context.
Returns:
the test class to be instantiated; never null/**
	 * Get the test class for this context.
	 *
	 * @return the test class to be instantiated; never {@code null}
	 */
	Class<?> getTestClass();

	
Get the instance of the outer class, if available.
The returned Optional will be empty unless the current test class is a @Nested test class. 
See Also:
Nested
Returns:
an Optional containing the outer test instance; never null but potentially empty/**
	 * Get the instance of the outer class, if available.
	 *
	 * <p>The returned {@link Optional} will be <em>empty</em> unless the
	 * current {@linkplain #getTestClass() test class} is a
	 * {@link org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested @Nested} test class.
	 *
	 * @return an {@code Optional} containing the outer test instance; never
	 * {@code null} but potentially empty
	 * @see org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested
	 */
	Optional<Object> getOuterInstance();

}