/*
* 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,
* software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
*/
package org.pitest.mutationtest.engine;
import java.util.List;
import org.pitest.classinfo.ClassName;
/**
* Generates mutants
*/
public interface Mutater {
/**
* Creates a mutant matching the given MutationIdentifier
*
* @param id
* the mutant to create
* @return a Mutant
*/
Mutant getMutation(MutationIdentifier id);
/**
* Scans for possible mutants in the given class
*
* @param classToMutate
* the class to scan for mutants
* @return a list of possible mutants
*/
List<MutationDetails> findMutations(ClassName classToMutate);
}