xref: /external/testng/src/main/java/org/testng/IAnnotationTransformer.java

package org.testng;

import org.testng.annotations.ITestAnnotation;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

public interface IAnnotationTransformer extends ITestNGListener {

  /**
   * This method will be invoked by TestNG to give you a chance
   * to modify a TestNG annotation read from your test classes.
   * You can change the values you need by calling any of the
   * setters on the ITest interface.
   *
   * Note that only one of the three parameters testClass,
   * testConstructor and testMethod will be non-null.
   *
   * @param annotation The annotation that was read from your
   * test class.
   * @param testClass If the annotation was found on a class, this
   * parameter represents this class (null otherwise).
   * @param testConstructor If the annotation was found on a constructor,
   * this parameter represents this constructor (null otherwise).
   * @param testMethod If the annotation was found on a method,
   * this parameter represents this method (null otherwise).
   */
  public void transform(ITestAnnotation annotation, Class testClass,
      Constructor testConstructor, Method testMethod);

}