package sbst.runtool;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.List;

public interface ITestingTool
{

	/**
	 * List of additional class path entries required by a testing tool
	 * @return List of directories/jar files
	 */
	public List<File> getExtraClassPath();

	/**
	 * Initialize the testing tool, with details about the code to be tested (SUT)
	 * Called only once.
	 * @param src Directory containing source files of the SUT
	 * @param bin Directory containing class files of the SUT
	 * @param classPath List of directories/jar files (dependencies of the SUT)
	 */
	public void initialize(File src, File bin, List<File> classPath);

	/**
	 * Run the test tool, and let it generate test cases for a given class
	 * @param cName Name of the class for which unit tests should be generated
	 */
	public void run(String cName);

}