SerializableFailure.java

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package org.eclipse.persistence.testing.framework.wdf.server;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.junit.runner.notification.Failure;

/**
 * Serializable version of org.junit.runner.notification.Failure.
 */
public class SerializableFailure implements Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    private final SerializableDescription description;
    private final Throwable thrownException;

    private SerializableFailure(SerializableDescription theDescription, Throwable throwable) {
        description = theDescription;
        thrownException = throwable;
    }

    /**
     * Create a SerializableFailure object from an org.junit.runner.notification.Failure object.
     * @param the failure object to be converted
     * @return a SerializableFailure object converted from an org.junit.runner.notification.Failure object
     */
    public static SerializableFailure create(Failure failure) {
        return new SerializableFailure(SerializableDescription.create(failure.getDescription()),failure.getException());
    }

    /**
     * Restore an org.junit.runner.notification.Failure object from this SerializableFailure object.
     * @return the restored org.junit.runner.notification.Failure object
     */
    public Failure restore() {
        return new Failure(description.restore(), thrownException);
    }

}