ResourceFactory

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the resources created by the resource factory

All Superinterfaces:

org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext.Store.CloseableResource

All Known Implementing Classes:

TemporaryDirectory
```
public interface ResourceFactory<T>
extends org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext.Store.CloseableResource
```
ResourceFactory is the common interface for "resource factories", which are responsible for creating Resources.
It is part of the "resources" JUnit Jupiter extension, which pertains to anything that needs to be injected into tests and which may need to be started up or torn down. Temporary directories are a common example.
This class is intended for implementors of new kinds of resources.

For more details and examples, see the documentation on resources.

Since:

1.9.0

See Also:

Resource

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default void`	`close()`	Closes the resource factory.
`Resource<T>`	`create(java.util.List<java.lang.String> arguments)`	Returns a new resource.

- Method Detail
  - create
```
Resource<T> create(java.util.List<java.lang.String> arguments)
            throws java.lang.Exception
```
    Returns a new resource.
    
    Parameters:
    
    arguments - a list of strings to be used to populate or configure the resource
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.Exception - if creating the resource failed
  - close
```
default void close()
            throws java.lang.Exception
```
    Closes the resource factory.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext.Store.CloseableResource
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.Exception - if closing the resource factory failed