001    package org.junit.runner.manipulation;
002    
003    /**
004     * Interface for runners that allow sorting of tests. By sorting tests based on when they last failed, most recently
005     * failed first, you can reduce the average time to the first test failing. Test sorting should not be used to
006     * cope with order dependencies between tests. Tests that are isolated from each other are less
007     * expensive to maintain and can be run individually.
008     *
009     * @since 4.0
010     */
011    public interface Sortable {
012    
013        /**
014         * Sorts the tests using <code>sorter</code>
015         *
016         * @param sorter the {@link Sorter} to use for sorting the tests
017         */
018        void sort(Sorter sorter);
019    
020    }