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package org.apache.pluto.testsuite;

import java.util.Map;

import javax.portlet.PortletConfig;
import javax.portlet.PortletContext;
import javax.portlet.PortletRequest;
import javax.portlet.PortletResponse;

import org.apache.pluto.testsuite.TestConfig;

/**
 * Interface for pluto portlet test classes.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:ddewolf@apache.org">David H. DeWolf</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:zheng@apache.org">ZHENG Zhong</a>
 */
public interface PortletTest {
	
	/**
	 * Returns the test suite name.
	 * @return the test suite name.
	 */
    public String getTestSuiteName();
    
    /**
     * Initializes the portlet test using test configuration.
     * @param config  the test configuration.
     */
    public void init(TestConfig config);
    
    /**
     * Returns the render parameters. This method will be invoked in
     * <code>Portlet.processAction()</code> method. All parameters returned
     * by this method will be set as render parameters.
     * 
     * @param request  the portlet request.
     * @return a map of render parameters, key is the string name of the
     *         parameter, value is a string array.
     */
    public Map getRenderParameters(PortletRequest request);
    
    /**
     * Runs the test.
     * @param config  the portlet config.
     * @param context  the portlet context.
     * @param request  the portlet request.
     * @param response  the portlet response.
     * @return the results of the test.
     */
    public TestResults doTest(PortletConfig config,
                              PortletContext context,
                              PortletRequest request,
                              PortletResponse response);
    
    /**
     * Returns the test configuration.
     * @return the test configuration.
     */
    public TestConfig getConfig();
    
}