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25 #define NUNIT_FRAMEWORK
30 using System.Collections;
31 using System.Collections.Generic;
32 using System.Reflection;
33 using NUnit.Framework.Interfaces;
35 namespace NUnit.Framework.Api
38 /// The ITestAssemblyBuilder interface is implemented by a class
39 /// that is able to build a suite of tests given an assembly or
40 /// an assembly filename.
42 public interface ITestAssemblyBuilder
45 /// Build a suite of tests from a provided assembly
47 /// <param name="assembly">The assembly from which tests are to be built</param>
48 /// <param name="options">A dictionary of options to use in building the suite</param>
49 /// <returns>A TestSuite containing the tests found in the assembly</returns>
50 ITest Build(Assembly assembly, IDictionary<string, object> options);
53 /// Build a suite of tests given the filename of an assembly
55 /// <param name="assemblyName">The filename of the assembly from which tests are to be built</param>
56 /// <param name="options">A dictionary of options to use in building the suite</param>
57 /// <returns>A TestSuite containing the tests found in the assembly</returns>
58 ITest Build(string assemblyName, IDictionary<string, object> options);