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package com.tngtech.java.junit.dataprovider;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import com.tngtech.java.junit.dataprovider.format.DataProviderPlaceholderFormatter;
import com.tngtech.junit.dataprovider.convert.ConverterContext;
import com.tngtech.junit.dataprovider.format.DataProviderTestNameFormatter;
/**
* Mark a method as a dataprovider used by a test method or use it directly at the test method and provide data via {@link #value()}
* attribute.
*
* - Use it on a separate method: The name of the dataprovider is the the name of the method. The method must be static and return
* an {@link Object}{@code [][]}, an {@link Iterable}{@code
>}, an {@link Iterable}{@code }, or a {@link String}{@code []}.
* Whereby {@link Iterable} can be replaced with any vaild subtype as well as arbitrary inner types are also supported. The test method will
* be called with each "row" of this two-dimensional array. The test method must be annotated with {@code @}{@link UseDataProvider}. This
* annotation behaves pretty much the same as the {@code @DataProvider} annotation from TestNG.
*
* Note: The name of the test method in the JUnit result will by default be the name of the test method (annotated by
* {@code @}{@link UseDataProvider}) suffixed by the parameters, can be changed by customizing {@link #format()}.
* -
*
* Use it directly on test method: Provide all the data for the test method parameters as regex-separated {@link String}s using
* {@code String[] value()}.
*
* Note: All parameters of the test method must be primitive types (e.g. {@code char}, {@code int}, {@code double}), primitive
* wrapper types (e.g. {@link Boolean}, {@link Long}), case-sensitive {@link Enum} names, {@link String}s, or types having single-argument
* {@link String} constructor. The former two are converted using the {@code valueOf(String)} methods of their corresponding wrapper classes
* or {@code valueOf(Class>, String)}, respectively. This can cause {@link Exception}s at runtime. A {@link String} must
* not contain commas! The {@link String} "null" will be passed as {@code null} or {@link String}, according to
* {@link #convertNulls()}.
*
*
* If the test method arguments are retrieved from a regex-separated {@link String}{@code []}, the additional annotation parameters can be
* used to customized the generation/conversion behavior.
*/
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
public @interface DataProvider {
/**
* Comma delimiter to split up parameters for dataproviders using the {@link #value()}s {@link String}
* representation.
*
* @see #splitBy()
*/
String COMMA = ConverterContext.COMMA;
/**
* {@code null}-{@link String} value to be converted to {@code null} if {@link #convertNulls()} is {@code true}.
*
* @see #convertNulls()
*/
String NULL = ConverterContext.NULL;
/**
* Default format string containing test method name followed by an index and all parameters within square brackets.
*
* @see #format()
*/
String DEFAULT_FORMAT = "%m[%i: %p[0..-1]]";
/**
* Define a list of parameters each as a regex-separated {@link String} for the annotated test method. Optional.
*
* @return list of regex-separated {@link String} parameters
*/
String[] value() default {};
/**
* The delimiting regular expression by which the regex-separated {@link String}s given by {@link #value()} or
* returned by the method annotated with {@code @}{@link DataProvider} are split. Defaults to {@value #COMMA}.
* Optional.
*
* @return the regex to split {@link String} data
* @see String#split(String)
* @see #COMMA
*/
String splitBy() default COMMA;
/**
* Determines if every {@value #NULL}-{@link String} in {@link #value()} or returned by the method annotated with
* {@code @}{@link DataProvider} should be converted to {@code null} (= {@code true} ) or used as {@link String} (=
* {@code false}). Default is {@code true}. Optional.
*
* @return {@code true} iif "null"-{@link String}s should be converted to {@code null}.
* @see #NULL
*/
boolean convertNulls() default true;
/**
* {@code true} if leading and trailing whitespace should be omitted in split {@link String}s given by
* {@link #value()} or returned by the method annotated with {@code @}{@link DataProvider}, {@code false} otherwise.
* Default is {@code true}. Optional.
*
* @return {@code true} iif regex-separated {@link String} data should be trimmed
* @see String#trim()
*/
boolean trimValues() default true;
/**
* Format pattern to be used to generate test method description. The following placeholders are by default
* available (for more information see their implementations in package
* {@link com.tngtech.java.junit.dataprovider.internal.placeholder}:
*
*
* Placeholder
* Aliases
* Example
* Description
*
*
* {@code %c}
* DataProviderRunnerTest
* Simple name of test method class (= {@link Class#getSimpleName()})
*
*
* {@code %cc}
* com.tngtech.java .junit.dataprovider .DataProviderRunnerTest
* Canonical name of test method class (= {@link Class#getCanonicalName()})
*
*
* {@code %m}
* testIsEmptyString
* Simple name of test method (= {@link Method#getName()})
*
*
* {@code %cm}
* com.tngtech.test .java.junit.dataprovider .DataProviderJavaAcceptanceTest
* .testIsEmptyString(java.lang.String)
* Complete signature of test method (= {@link Method#toString()})
*
*
* {@code %i}
* 13
* Index of the dataprovider test of current test method (starting at {@code 0}). Useful to generate unique test
* method descriptions.
*
*
* {@code %p[x]}
* test, <null>, 4
* Subscripting all parameters by positive or negative index (1.) and range (2.). All indices may either be
* positive (starting at {@code 0} and increment) to number parameters from the beginning or negative (starting from
* {@code -1} and decrement) to number parameters from the end:
*
* - A positive or negative index {code x} to get the {@link String} representation of a specific parameter, e.g.
* {@code %p[3]} (= third parameter) or {@code %p[-2]} (= second last parameter).
* - A range index producing the comma-separated String representation of corresponding parameters, e.g.
*
* - {@code %p[0..1]} for the first two parameters,
* - {@code %p[0..-2]} for all parameters expect the last, or
* - {@code %p[-3..-1]} for the last two parameters.
*
*
* Attention: This placeholder will cause an {@link IndexOutOfBoundsException} iif any index exceeds the
* parameters array length
*
*
* Hints:
*
* - A produced test method name should be unique among all other in the same class.
* - Every above listed parameter can be used multiple times
*
* Defaults to {@value #DEFAULT_FORMAT}. Optional.
*
* @return the format pattern to generate test method description
* @see #DEFAULT_FORMAT
*/
String format() default DEFAULT_FORMAT;
/**
* Formatter to be used to generate test method description. Defaults to {@link DataProviderPlaceholderFormatter}
* which used placeholders and formats according to {@link #format()}. Optional.
*
* @return a formatter used to generate test names.
*/
Class formatter() default DataProviderPlaceholderFormatter.class;
/**
* @return {@code true} if and only if the case for {@link Enum} conversion should be ignored such that searching
* for the corresponding {@link Enum} values is case-insensitive. Default is {@code false}. Optional.
*/
boolean ignoreEnumCase() default false;
/**
* @return {@code true} if and only if the result of this dataprovider should be cached. Otherwise it will be
* evaluated for every usage. This could be necessary if it contains dynamic results, e.g. depending on a
* provided test methodO. Default is {@code true}.
*/
boolean cache() default true;
}