Mastering Kotlin

Annotations

Within kotlin.test, there are a number of annotations that can be used to mark our test classes and functions in a test framework-independent fashion. Examples of these annotations include the following:

• @AfterClass: Indicates that a function should be run after a test suite
• @AfterTest: Indicates that a function should be run after each test
• @BeforeTest: Indicates that a function should be run before each test
• @Test: Marks a function as a test

These annotations may look familiar if you've used other test frameworks in the past. These annotations are meant to provide similar functionality in a more native way. The specific meaning of each annotation can then be customized for whichever test framework you're targeting.

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