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Module "junit-jupiter-api" of JUnit 5.
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/*
 * Copyright 2015-2021 the original author or authors.
 *
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials are
 * made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v2.0 which
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 *
 * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v20.html
 */

package org.junit.jupiter.api;

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

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 org.apiguardian.api.API;
import org.junit.platform.commons.annotation.Testable;

/**
 * {@code @Test} is used to signal that the annotated method is a
 * test method.
 *
 * {@code @Test} methods must not be {@code private} or {@code static}
 * and must not return a value.
 *
 * 
{@code @Test} methods may optionally declare parameters to be
 * resolved by {@link org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ParameterResolver
 * ParameterResolvers}.
 *
 * 
{@code @Test} may also be used as a meta-annotation in order to create
 * a custom composed annotation that inherits the semantics of
 * {@code @Test}.
 *
 * 
Test Execution Order
 *
 * By default, test methods will be ordered using an algorithm that is
 * deterministic but intentionally nonobvious. This ensures that subsequent runs
 * of a test suite execute test methods in the same order, thereby allowing for
 * repeatable builds. In this context, a test method is any instance
 * method that is directly annotated or meta-annotated with {@code @Test},
 * {@code @RepeatedTest}, {@code @ParameterizedTest}, {@code @TestFactory}, or
 * {@code @TestTemplate}.
 *
 * 
Although true unit tests typically should not rely on the order
 * in which they are executed, there are times when it is necessary to enforce
 * a specific test method execution order — for example, when writing
 * integration tests or functional tests where the sequence of
 * the tests is important, especially in conjunction with
 * {@link TestInstance @TestInstance(Lifecycle.PER_CLASS)}.
 *
 * To control the order in which test methods are executed, annotate your
 * test class or test interface with {@link TestMethodOrder @TestMethodOrder}
 * and specify the desired {@link MethodOrderer} implementation.
 *
 * @since 5.0
 * @see RepeatedTest
 * @see org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest
 * @see TestTemplate
 * @see TestFactory
 * @see TestInfo
 * @see DisplayName
 * @see Tag
 * @see BeforeAll
 * @see AfterAll
 * @see BeforeEach
 * @see AfterEach
 */
@Target({ ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE, ElementType.METHOD })
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
@API(status = STABLE, since = "5.0")
@Testable
public @interface Test {
}