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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2007, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+/**
+ *
+ */
+package com.sun.max.test;
+
+/**
+ * The {@code TestResult} class represents the result of running a test.
+ * The result is computed by the harness associated with the test.
+ */
+public abstract class TestResult {
+
+    public static final Success SUCCESS = new Success();
+    public static final Failure FAILURE = new Failure();
+
+    public abstract boolean isSuccess();
+
+    public static class Success extends TestResult {
+        @Override
+        public boolean isSuccess() {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class Failure extends TestResult {
+        @Override
+        public boolean isSuccess() {
+            return false;
+        }
+        @Override
+        public String failureMessage(TestCase testCase) {
+            return testCase.file + " failed";
+        }
+    }
+
+    public String failureMessage(TestCase tc) {
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    public static class UnexpectedException extends Failure {
+        public final String message;
+        public final Throwable thrown;
+        public UnexpectedException(Throwable thrown) {
+            this.message = "Unexpected exception";
+            this.thrown = thrown;
+        }
+        public UnexpectedException(String message, Throwable thrown) {
+            this.message = message;
+            this.thrown = thrown;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String failureMessage(TestCase testCase) {
+            return "unexpected exception: " + thrown.toString();
+        }
+    }
+}