#ifndef __TEST_INTERFACE_H__
#define __TEST_INTERFACE_H__

/*LICENSE_START*/
/*
 *  Copyright (C) 2014  Washington University School of Medicine
 *
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/*LICENSE_END*/
#include <AString.h>

namespace caret {

   class TestInterface
   {
      AString m_identifier, m_failMessage;
      bool m_failed;
      TestInterface();//deny construction without arguments
      TestInterface& operator=(const TestInterface& right);//deny assignment
   protected:
      void setFailed(const AString failMessage)
      {
         m_failed = true;
         m_failMessage += failMessage + "\n";//append to previous messages
      }
      TestInterface(const AString& identifier) : m_failMessage("")
      {
         m_identifier = identifier;
         m_failed = false;
         m_default_path = "../../wb_files";
      }
   public:
      const AString& getIdentifier()
      {
         return m_identifier;
      }
      bool failed()
      {
         return m_failed;
      }
      const AString& getFailMessage()
      {
         return m_failMessage;
      }
      virtual void execute() = 0;//override this
      virtual ~TestInterface();
      AString m_default_path;
   };

}
#endif //__TEST_INTERFACE_H__
