1 // $Header: /home/cvs/jakarta-jmeter/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/assertions/Assertion.java,v 1.3 2004/02/13 02:21:37 sebb Exp $ 2 /* 3 * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation. 4 * 5 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 6 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 7 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 8 * 9 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 10 * 11 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 12 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 13 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 14 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 15 * limitations under the License. 16 * 17 */ 18 19 package org.apache.jmeter.assertions; 20 21 import org.apache.jmeter.samplers.SampleResult; 22 23 24 /** 25 * An Assertion checks a SampleResult to determine whether or not it is 26 * successful. The resulting success status can be obtained from a 27 * corresponding Assertion Result. For example, if a web response doesn't 28 * contain an expected expression, it would be considered a failure. 29 * 30 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $ 31 */ 32 public interface Assertion 33 { 34 /** 35 * Returns the AssertionResult object encapsulating information about the 36 * success or failure of the assertion. 37 * 38 * @param response the SampleResult containing information about the 39 * Sample (duration, success, etc) 40 * 41 * @return the AssertionResult containing the information about whether the 42 * assertion passed or failed. 43 */ 44 AssertionResult getResult(SampleResult response); 45 } 46