package org.testng;

import org.testng.xml.XmlTest;

This interface allows to modify the strategy used by TestRunner to find its test methods. At the
time of this writing, TestNG supports two different strategies: TestNG (using annotations to
locate these methods) and JUnit (setUp()/tearDown() and all methods that start with "test" or
have a suite() method).
Author:
Cedric Beust, May 3, 2004/**
 * This interface allows to modify the strategy used by TestRunner to find its test methods. At the
 * time of this writing, TestNG supports two different strategies: TestNG (using annotations to
 * locate these methods) and JUnit (setUp()/tearDown() and all methods that start with "test" or
 * have a suite() method).
 *
 * @author Cedric Beust, May 3, 2004
 */
public interface ITestMethodFinder {

  
Params:
cls – The test class
xmlTest – The test node of xml
Returns:
All the applicable test methods./**
   * @param cls The test class
   * @param xmlTest The test node of xml
   * @return All the applicable test methods.
   */
  ITestNGMethod[] getTestMethods(Class<?> cls, XmlTest xmlTest);

  
Params:
cls – The test class
Returns:
All the methods that should be invoked before a test method is invoked./**
   * @param cls The test class
   * @return All the methods that should be invoked before a test method is invoked.
   */
  ITestNGMethod[] getBeforeTestMethods(Class<?> cls);

  
Params:
cls – The test class
Returns:
All the methods that should be invoked after a test method completes./**
   * @param cls The test class
   * @return All the methods that should be invoked after a test method completes.
   */
  ITestNGMethod[] getAfterTestMethods(Class<?> cls);

  
Params:
cls – The test class
Returns:
All the methods that should be invoked after the test class has been created and before
    any of its test methods is invoked./**
   * @param cls The test class
   * @return All the methods that should be invoked after the test class has been created and before
   *     any of its test methods is invoked.
   */
  ITestNGMethod[] getBeforeClassMethods(Class<?> cls);

  
Params:
cls – The test class
Returns:
All the methods that should be invoked after the test class has been created and after
    all its test methods have completed./**
   * @param cls The test class
   * @return All the methods that should be invoked after the test class has been created and after
   *     all its test methods have completed.
   */
  ITestNGMethod[] getAfterClassMethods(Class<?> cls);

  
Params:
cls – The test class
Returns:
All the methods that should be invoked before the suite starts running./**
   * @param cls The test class
   * @return All the methods that should be invoked before the suite starts running.
   */
  ITestNGMethod[] getBeforeSuiteMethods(Class<?> cls);

  
Params:
cls – The test class
Returns:
All the methods that should be invoked after the suite has run all its tests./**
   * @param cls The test class
   * @return All the methods that should be invoked after the suite has run all its tests.
   */
  ITestNGMethod[] getAfterSuiteMethods(Class<?> cls);

  ITestNGMethod[] getBeforeTestConfigurationMethods(Class<?> testClass);

  ITestNGMethod[] getAfterTestConfigurationMethods(Class<?> testClass);

  ITestNGMethod[] getBeforeGroupsConfigurationMethods(Class<?> testClass);

  ITestNGMethod[] getAfterGroupsConfigurationMethods(Class<?> testClass);
}