IOAutomataTester.java

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 * (C) Copyright 2005 Arnaud Bailly (arnaud.oqube@gmail.com),
 *     Yves Roos (yroos@lifl.fr) and others.
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package rationals.ioautomata.testing;

import rationals.ioautomata.IOAutomaton;
import rationals.ioautomata.IOStateMachine;

/**
 * Basic interface for testers of IO Automaton.
 * 
 * @author nono
 * @version $Id: IOAutomataTester.java 2 2006-08-24 14:41:48Z oqube $
 */
public interface IOAutomataTester {

    /**
     * Test a given implementation against a specification.
     * This method returns silently if testing is a success, or throws
     * an IOTestFailure exception containing the failed trace of execution
     * if an error is found.
     * 
     * @param impl
     * @param spec
     * @throws IOTestFailure
     */
    public void test(IOStateMachine impl,IOAutomaton spec) throws IOTestFailure;
}