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This is the core API of hamcrest matcher framework to be used by third-party framework providers. This includes the a foundation set of matcher implementations for common operations.

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package org.hamcrest;

/**
 * The ability of an object to describe itself.
 */
public interface SelfDescribing {
    /**
     * Generates a description of the object.  The description may be part of a
     * a description of a larger object of which this is just a component, so it 
     * should be worded appropriately.
     * 
     * @param description
     *     The description to be built or appended to.
     */
    void describeTo(Description description);
}