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package org.scalatest

/**
 * Trait whose instances can rerun tests or other entities (such as suites). An object extending
 * this trait can be passed to a Reporter as part of a Report. The
 * test or other entity about which the report is made can then be rerun by invoking the
 * rerun method on the Rerunnable.
 *
 * @author Bill Venners
 */
@deprecated("We are considering removing Rerunner in ScalaTest 2.0 and would like to know if anyone is using it. If you are, please email [email protected] or and describe your use case. Thanks!")
trait Rerunner /* extends ((Reporter, Stopper, Filter, ConfigMap, Option[Distributor], Tracker, ClassLoader) => Unit) */ {

  /**
   * Rerun a test or other entity (such as a suite), reporting results to the specified Reporter.
   *
   * @param reporter the Reporter to which results will be reported
   * @param stopper the Stopper that will be consulted to determine whether to stop execution early.
   * @param filter a Filter with which to filter tests based on their tags
   * @param configMap a Map of key-value pairs that can be used by the suite or test being rerun
   * @param distributor an optional Distributor, into which to put nested Suites, if any, to be executed
   *              by another entity, such as concurrently by a pool of threads. If None, nested Suites will be executed sequentially.
   * @param loader the ClassLoader from which to load classes needed to rerun
   *     the test or suite.
   *
   * @throws NullArgumentException if any of the passed values are null.
   */
  def apply(reporter: Reporter, stopper: Stopper, filter: Filter,
            configMap: ConfigMap, distributor: Option[Distributor], tracker: Tracker, loader: ClassLoader): Unit
}