# ``twisted`.`trial`.`itrial`.`ITestCase``

interface documentation

`class ITestCase(zi.Interface): (source)`

Known implementations: `twisted.trial.runner.TestHolder`, `twisted.trial.unittest.TestCase`, `twisted.trial.unittest.TestDecorator`

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The interface that a test case must implement in order to be used in Trial.

Method | `__call__` | Run the test. Should always do exactly the same thing as run().
Method | `countTestCases` | Return the number of tests in this test case. Usually 1.
Method | `id` | Return a unique identifier for the test, usually the fully-qualified Python name.
Method | `run` | Run the test, storing the results in `result`.
Method | `shortDescription` | Return a short description of the test.
Attribute | `failureException` | The exception class that is raised by failed assertions

def __call__(result): (source)
Run the test. Should always do exactly the same thing as run().
def countTestCases(): (source)
Return the number of tests in this test case. Usually 1.
def id(): (source)
Return a unique identifier for the test, usually the fully-qualified Python name.
def run(result): (source)
Run the test, storing the results in `result`.

Parameters
result | A `TestResult`.

def shortDescription(): (source)
Return a short description of the test.
failureException = (source)
The exception class that is raised by failed assertions