1 package org.apache.maven.surefire.report;
2
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21
22 import org.apache.maven.surefire.suite.RunResult;
23
24 /**
25 * Used by the providers to request (per-thread) run listeners.
26 *
27 * @author Kristian Rosenvold
28 */
29 public interface ReporterFactory
30 {
31 /**
32 * Creates a reporter.
33 *
34 * @return A reporter instance
35 */
36 RunListener createReporter();
37
38 /**
39 * Closes the factory, freeing resources allocated in the factory.
40 *
41 * @return The run result
42 */
43 RunResult close();
44
45 }