org.junit.rules
Class RuleChain

java.lang.Object
  org.junit.rules.RuleChain

All Implemented Interfaces:

TestRule

public class RuleChain
extends Object
implements TestRule

The RuleChain rule allows ordering of TestRules. You create a RuleChain with outerRule(TestRule) and subsequent calls of around(TestRule):

 public static class UseRuleChain {
        @Rule
        public RuleChain chain= RuleChain
                               .outerRule(new LoggingRule("outer rule")
                               .around(new LoggingRule("middle rule")
                               .around(new LoggingRule("inner rule");

        @Test
        public void example() {
                assertTrue(true);
     }
 }
 

writes the log

 starting outer rule
 starting middle rule
 starting inner rule
 finished inner rule
 finished middle rule
 finished outer rule
 

Since:

4.10

Method Summary

Statement	apply(Statement base, Description description) Modifies the method-running Statement to implement this test-running rule.
RuleChain	around(TestRule enclosedRule) Create a new RuleChain, which encloses the nextRule with the rules of the current RuleChain.
static RuleChain	emptyRuleChain() Returns a RuleChain without a TestRule.
static RuleChain	outerRule(TestRule outerRule) Returns a RuleChain with a single TestRule.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

emptyRuleChain

public static RuleChain emptyRuleChain()

Returns a RuleChain without a TestRule. This method may be the starting point of a RuleChain.

Returns:

a RuleChain without a TestRule.

outerRule

public static RuleChain outerRule(TestRule outerRule)

Returns a RuleChain with a single TestRule. This method is the usual starting point of a RuleChain.

Parameters:

outerRule - the outer rule of the RuleChain.

Returns:

a RuleChain with a single TestRule.

around

public RuleChain around(TestRule enclosedRule)

Create a new RuleChain, which encloses the nextRule with the rules of the current RuleChain.

Parameters:

enclosedRule - the rule to enclose.

Returns:

a new RuleChain.

apply

public Statement apply(Statement base,
                       Description description)

Modifies the method-running Statement to implement this test-running rule.

Specified by:

apply in interface TestRule

Parameters:

base - The Statement to be modified

description - A Description of the test implemented in base

Returns:

a new statement, which may be the same as base, a wrapper around base, or a completely new Statement.