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package org.junit.jupiter.api.function;

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

import org.apiguardian.api.API;

Executable is a functional interface that can be used to implement any generic block of code that potentially throws a Throwable. 
The Executable interface is similar to Runnable, except that an Executable can throw any kind of exception. 
Rationale for throwing Throwable instead of Exception
Although Java applications typically throw exceptions that are instances of Exception, RuntimeException, Error, or AssertionError (in testing scenarios), there may be use cases where an Executable needs to explicitly throw a Throwable. In order to support such specialized use cases, execute() is declared to throw Throwable. 
See Also:
Assertions.assertAll(Executable...)
Assertions.assertAll(String, Executable...)
Assertions.assertThrows(Class<Throwable>, Executable)
Assumptions.assumingThat(BooleanSupplier, Executable)
DynamicTest.dynamicTest(String, Executable)
ThrowingConsumer
ThrowingSupplier
Since:
5.0/**
 * {@code Executable} is a functional interface that can be used to
 * implement any generic block of code that potentially throws a
 * {@link Throwable}.
 *
 * <p>The {@code Executable} interface is similar to {@link java.lang.Runnable},
 * except that an {@code Executable} can throw any kind of exception.
 *
 * <h4>Rationale for throwing {@code Throwable} instead of {@code Exception}</h4>
 *
 * <p>Although Java applications typically throw exceptions that are instances
 * of {@link java.lang.Exception}, {@link java.lang.RuntimeException},
 * {@link java.lang.Error}, or {@link java.lang.AssertionError} (in testing
 * scenarios), there may be use cases where an {@code Executable} needs to
 * explicitly throw a {@code Throwable}. In order to support such specialized
 * use cases, {@link #execute()} is declared to throw {@code Throwable}.
 *
 * @since 5.0
 * @see org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions#assertAll(Executable...)
 * @see org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions#assertAll(String, Executable...)
 * @see org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions#assertThrows(Class, Executable)
 * @see org.junit.jupiter.api.Assumptions#assumingThat(java.util.function.BooleanSupplier, Executable)
 * @see org.junit.jupiter.api.DynamicTest#dynamicTest(String, Executable)
 * @see ThrowingConsumer
 * @see ThrowingSupplier
 */
@FunctionalInterface
@API(status = STABLE, since = "5.0")
public interface Executable {

	void execute() throws Throwable;

}