/*
* Copyright 2010 Henry Coles
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
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*/
package org.pitest.mutationtest.engine;
import java.util.Collection;
import org.pitest.classinfo.ClassByteArraySource;
/**
* A mutation engine acts as a factory for mutaters capable of creating mutant
* classes.
*/
public interface MutationEngine {
/**
* Create a mutator using the given ClassByteArraySource as the source of
* unmated classes
*
* @param source
* the source to use to retrieve unmated classes
* @return a Mutater
*/
Mutater createMutator(ClassByteArraySource source);
/**
* Returns a list of mutation operations this engine can perform
*
* @return a list of mutator names
*/
Collection<String> getMutatorNames();
}