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package spock.lang;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

import org.spockframework.runtime.extension.ExtensionAnnotation;
import org.spockframework.runtime.extension.builtin.FailsWithExtension;

/**
 * Indicates that a feature method is expected to fail with the given exception.
 * Useful for pinpointing bugs until they get fixed, or as a replacement for
 * exception conditions in certain corner cases where they cannot be used (like
 * specifying the behavior of exception conditions). In all other cases,
 * exception conditions are preferable.
 * <p>Applying this annotation to a specification has the same effect as applying it
 * to all feature methods that aren't already annotated with <tt>@FailsWith</tt>.
 *
 * @author Peter Niederwieser
 */

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.TYPE})
@ExtensionAnnotation(FailsWithExtension.class)
public @interface FailsWith {
  /**
   * The expected exception type.
   *
   * @return the expected exception type
   */
  Class<? extends Throwable> value();

  /**
   * The reason for the failure.
   *
   * @return the reason for the failure
   */
  String reason() default "unknown";
}