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016
017package org.springframework.test.context;
018
019/**
020 * {@code BootstrapContext} encapsulates the context in which the <em>Spring
021 * TestContext Framework</em> is bootstrapped.
022 *
023 * @author Sam Brannen
024 * @since 4.1
025 * @see BootstrapWith
026 * @see TestContextBootstrapper
027 */
028public interface BootstrapContext {
029
030        /**
031         * Get the {@linkplain Class test class} for this bootstrap context.
032         * @return the test class (never {@code null})
033         */
034        Class<?> getTestClass();
035
036        /**
037         * Get the {@link CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate} to use for transparent
038         * interaction with the {@code ContextCache}.
039         * @return the context loader delegate (never {@code null})
040         */
041        CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate getCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate();
042
043}