Reporter

All Known Implementing Classes:

TextReporter
```
public interface Reporter
```
Reports results from the TCK back to the user.
The sequence these methods are called is described below:
```
 startTests(startTest(result | exception)) * endTests
 
```
See Also:

TCK, TextReporter

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`endTests()`	Report that all tests have finished.
`void`	`exception(Candidate.CandidateType type, java.lang.Exception exception)`	Report that something bad happened during the test.
`void`	`result(Candidate.CandidateType type, boolean worked)`	Report details about what happened when performing an instantiation test or a serialization feature test.
`void`	`startTest(Candidate candidate)`	Report that a test between a candidate and an objenesis instance is about to start.
`void`	`startTests(java.lang.String platformDescription, Objenesis objenesisStandard, Objenesis objenesisSerializer)`	Report that the tests are starting.

- Method Detail
  - startTests
```
void startTests(java.lang.String platformDescription,
                Objenesis objenesisStandard,
                Objenesis objenesisSerializer)
```
    Report that the tests are starting. Provides information that is useful to be reported.
    
    Parameters:
    
    platformDescription - Description the platform being run on (i.e. JVM version, vendor, etc)
    
    objenesisStandard - Standard Objenesis instance used
    
    objenesisSerializer - Serialization Objenesis instance used
  - startTest
```
void startTest(Candidate candidate)
```
    Report that a test between a candidate and an objenesis instance is about to start.
    
    Parameters:
    
    candidate - Starting to test this candidate.
  - result
```
void result(Candidate.CandidateType type,
            boolean worked)
```
    Report details about what happened when performing an instantiation test or a serialization feature test.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - type of test
    
    worked - Whether the test was successful or not
  - exception
```
void exception(Candidate.CandidateType type,
               java.lang.Exception exception)
```
    Report that something bad happened during the test.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - type of test
    
    exception - Exception thrown
  - endTests
```
void endTests()
```
    Report that all tests have finished. Nothing will be called after this method.