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package org.knopflerfish.service.junit;

import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import junit.framework.TestSuite;

public interface JUnitService {

  /**
   * Run a specified test and dump the result as XML to the specified writer.
   *
   * @param out         writer to which XML formatted results should be 
   *                    written.
   * @param suite       The test suite to run
   * @throws IOException if result cannot be written to the writer
   */
  public void runTest(PrintWriter out, 
		      TestSuite suite) throws IOException;
  
  /**
   * Get a specified test (which is registered in the Framework).
   *
   * <p>
   * All test are wrapped into TestSuites, even if they are registered as
   * plain Tests.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param servicePID  service.pid which Test (or TestSuite) is registered as
   * @param subid       optional subtest name of TestSuites. 
   *                    Can be <tt>null</tt>
   */
  public TestSuite getTestSuite(String id, 
				String subid);

  
}