avrora.test
Interface TestHarness

All Known Implementing Classes:

DisassemblerTestHarness, InterruptTestHarness, ProbeTestHarness, SimplifierTestHarness, SimulatorTestHarness

public interface TestHarness

The TestHarness interface encapsulates the notion of a testing harness that is capable of creating the correct type of test cases given the file and a list of properties extracted from the file by the automated testing framework.

Method Summary

TestCase

newTestCase(java.lang.String fname, java.util.Properties props) The newTestCase() method creates a new test case of the right type given the file name and the properties already extracted from the file by the testing framework.

Method Detail

newTestCase

public TestCase newTestCase(java.lang.String fname,
                            java.util.Properties props)
                     throws java.lang.Exception

The newTestCase() method creates a new test case of the right type given the file name and the properties already extracted from the file by the testing framework.

Parameters:

fname - the name of the file

props - a list of properties extracted from the file

Returns:

an instance of the TestCase class

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if there is a problem creating the testcase or reading it