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package org.apache.commons.testing.junit4;

import org.junit.rules.RuleChain;
import org.junit.rules.TestRule;

/**
 * Builds JUnit {@link RuleChain}s.
 */
public class RuleChainFactory {

    /**
     * Creates a {@link RuleChain} where the rules are evaluated in the order you pass in.
     *
     * @param testRules
     *            test rules to evaluate
     * @return a new rule chain.
     */
    public static RuleChain create(final TestRule... testRules) {
        if (testRules == null || testRules.length == 0) {
            return RuleChain.emptyRuleChain();
        }
        RuleChain ruleChain = RuleChain.outerRule(testRules[0]);
        for (int i = 1; i < testRules.length; i++) {
            ruleChain = ruleChain.around(testRules[i]);
        }
        return ruleChain;
    }
}