DatabaseState.java

/*
 * RHQ Management Platform
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Red Hat, Inc.
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package org.rhq.helpers.perftest.support.testng;

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

import org.rhq.helpers.perftest.support.FileFormat;

/**
 * An annotation to associate a test method with a required state of the database.
 * The annotation can be given at class or method level, where a method level annotation
 * overrides a class level one.
 *
 * @author Lukas Krejci
 */
@Retention(value = RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(value = { ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.TYPE })
public @interface DatabaseState {

    /**
     * The location of the database state export file.
     */
    String url();

    /**
     * The version of the RHQ database the export file is generated from.
     * Before the data from the export file are imported into the database, the database
     * is freshly created and upgraded to this version. After that, the export file
     * is imported to it and the database is then upgraded to the latest version.
     */
    String dbVersion();

    /**
     * Where is the export file accessible from (defaults to {@link DatabaseStateStorage#CLASSLOADER}).
     */
    DatabaseStateStorage storage() default DatabaseStateStorage.CLASSLOADER;

    /**
     * The format of the export file (defaults to zipped xml).
     */
    FileFormat format() default FileFormat.ZIPPED_XML;

}