ResourceConfigLoader.java

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package org.unitils.core.util;


/**
 * Defines the contract for implementations that find a resource configuration on a test object, returning
 * a subtype of {@link ResourceConfig} that wraps the configuration
 * 
 * @author Filip Neven
 * @author Tim Ducheyne
 *
 * @param <RC> Implementation of {@link ResourceConfig}
 */
public interface ResourceConfigLoader<RC extends ResourceConfig> {

	
	/**
	 * @param testObject The test instance, not null
	 * @return The resource configuration for the given test object. Null if the test object
	 * doesn't specify any configuration for the resource type in question
	 */
	RC loadResourceConfig(Object testObject);
}