/src/NUnit/util/Interfaces/ITestRunnerFactory.cs

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using System;

using NUnit.Core;



namespace NUnit.Util

{

    /// <summary>

    /// A Test Runner factory can supply a suitable test runner for a given package

    /// </summary>

    public interface ITestRunnerFactory

    {

        /// <summary>

        /// Return a suitable runner for the package provided as an argument

        /// </summary>

        /// <param name="package">The test package to be loaded by the runner</param>

        /// <returns>A TestRunner</returns>

        TestRunner MakeTestRunner(TestPackage package);



        /// <summary>

        /// Return true if the provided runner is suitable for reuse in loading

        /// the test package provided. Otherwise, return false.

        /// </summary>

        /// <param name="package"></param>

        /// <param name="runner"></param>

        /// <returns>True if the runner may be reused</returns>

        bool CanReuse(TestRunner runner, TestPackage package);

    }

}