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package org.gradle.api.tasks.testing;

import org.gradle.api.Nullable;
import org.gradle.internal.HasInternalProtocol;

/**
 * Describes a test. A test may be a single atomic test, such as the execution of a test method, or it may be a
 * composite test, made up of zero or more tests.
 */
@HasInternalProtocol
public interface TestDescriptor {
    /**
     * Returns the name of the test.  Not guaranteed to be unique.
     *
     * @return The test name
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the test class name for this test, if any.
     *
     * @return The class name. May return null.
     */
    @Nullable
    String getClassName();

    /**
     * Is this test a composite test?
     *
     * @return true if this test is a composite test.
     */
    boolean isComposite();

    /**
     * Returns the parent of this test, if any.
     *
     * @return The parent of this test. Null if this test has no parent.
     */
    @Nullable
    TestDescriptor getParent();
}
