VerifyRuleFactory.java

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package com.asakusafw.testdriver.core;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * An abstract factory class of {@link VerifyRule}.
 * @since 0.6.0
 */
public abstract class VerifyRuleFactory {

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link VerifyRule} object.
     * @param <T> type of data model
     * @param definition the data model definition
     * @param context current verification context
     * @return the created {@link VerifyRule}
     * @throws IOException if failed to create a {@link VerifyRule} from the source
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some parameters were {@code null}
     */
    public abstract <T> VerifyRule createRule(
            DataModelDefinition<T> definition,
            VerifyContext context) throws IOException;
}