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016package de.cuioss.test.valueobjects.api;
017
018import de.cuioss.test.valueobjects.objects.ParameterizedInstantiator;
019
020/**
021 * A {@link TestContract} provides a method that again runs a number of asserts.
022 *
023 * @author Oliver Wolff
024 * @param <T> identifying the type of objects to be tested
025 */
026public interface TestContract<T> {
027
028    /**
029     * Checks the concrete contract.
030     */
031    void assertContract();
032
033    /**
034     * @return the underlying {@link ParameterizedInstantiator}
035     */
036    ParameterizedInstantiator<T> getInstantiator();
037}