AdditionalClasses.java

/*
 *    Copyright 2011 Bryn Cooke
 *
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 *
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package org.jglue.cdiunit;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * 
 * <code>@AdditionalClasses</code> adds classes to the CDI environment that are not discovered automatically.
 *  
 * <pre>
 * @RunWith(CdiRunner.class)
 * @AdditionalClasses(WarpDrive.class) //WarpDrive is not discoverable from the unit test so explicitly make it available.
 * class TestStarship {
 * 
 * 	@Inject
 * 	Starship starship; //Starship has an engine.
 * 
 * 	@Test
 * 	void testStart() {
 * 		starship.start(); // Going to warp!
 * 	}
 * }
 * </pre>
 * 
 * @author Bryn Cooke
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
public @interface AdditionalClasses {

	/**
	 * @return Array of classes to make discoverable during testing.
	 */
	public Class<?>[] value();
	
	/**
	 * @return Array of class names to make discoverable during testing (late binding allows specifying classes that are package visible).
	 */
	public String[] late() default {};
}