package org.apache.maven.surefire.report;

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 import org.apache.maven.surefire.suite.RunResult;

 /**

  * @author Kristian Rosenvold

  */

 public interface ReporterFactory

 {

     RunStatistics getGlobalRunStatistics();

     /**

      * Creates a reporter. The reporter is a singleton that is expected to be

      * used in the provider.

      *

      * @return A reporter instance

      */

     RunListener createReporter();

     /**

      * Creates a ConsoleReporter, that allows providers to write messages to the running maven console.

      * This output is not associated with any thread/test and appears immediately.

      * @return a ConsoleReporter

      */

     DirectConsoleReporter createConsoleReporter();

     RunResult close();

 }