TestResourceProvider (Integrity Test Framework - Javadoc 22.1.4 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCompoundTestResourceProvider, AbstractTestResourceProvider, ArchiveTestResourceProvider, FilesystemArchiveTestResourceProvider, FilesystemTestResourceProvider, InMemoryTestResourceProvider
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public interface TestResourceProvider
```
A test resource provider is used by the test runner to enumerate and retrieve the necessary resources, which are then parsed and linked into the test model. The classloader to use for resolving any Java references is also provided by the resource provider.
Test resource providers must be thread-safe with regard to all methods defined in TestResourceProvider, as they are used in multi-threaded script loading, in which resources are opened and closed in parallel!

Author:

Rene Schneider - initial API and implementation

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`closeResource(TestResource aResourceName, InputStream aResourceStream)`	Closes a specified resources' stream (and all the stuff opened for this stream in the background).
`ClassLoader`	`getClassLoader()`	Returns the classloader to use for all dynamic class resolving needs.
`TestResource[]`	`getResourceNames()`	Returns all known resource names.
`InputStream`	`openResource(TestResource aResourceName)`	Opens a specific named resource.

- Method Detail
  - getResourceNames
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TestResource[] getResourceNames()
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    Returns all known resource names.
    
    Returns:
  - openResource
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InputStream openResource(TestResource aResourceName)
                  throws IOException
```
    Opens a specific named resource. This should return an InputStream at the start of the data of the respective resources, and it is only expected to work if the resource is one of those enumerated by a call to getResourceNames().
    
    Parameters:
    
    aResourceName - the resource to be opened
    
    Returns:
    
    an InputStream to read the resource
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - closeResource
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void closeResource(TestResource aResourceName,
                   InputStream aResourceStream)
            throws IOException
```
    Closes a specified resources' stream (and all the stuff opened for this stream in the background).
    
    Parameters:
    
    aResourceName - the resource to be closed
    
    aResourceStream - the resource stream to close
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getClassLoader
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ClassLoader getClassLoader()
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    Returns the classloader to use for all dynamic class resolving needs.
    
    Returns:
    
    the classloader to use