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/*
 *
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package org.apache.qpid.test.framework;

import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * AssertionBase is a base class for implenmenting assertions. It provides a mechanism to store error messages, and
 * report all error messages when its {@link #toString()} method is called.
 *
 * <p/><table id="crc"><caption>CRC Card</caption>
 * <tr><th> Responsibilities <th> Collaborations
 * <tr><td> Collect error messages.
 * </table>
 */
public abstract class AssertionBase implements Assertion
{
    /** Holds the error messages. */
    List<String> errors = new LinkedList<String>();

    /**
     * Adds an error message to the assertion.
     *
     * @param error An error message to add to the assertion.
     */
    public void addError(String error)
    {
        errors.add(error);
    }

    /**
     * Prints all of the error messages in the assertion into a string.
     *
     * @return All of the error messages in the assertion as a string.
     */
    public String toString()
    {
        String result = "";

        for (String error : errors)
        {
            result += error;
        }

        return result;
    }
}