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package org.apache.jmeter.assertions.gui;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;

import org.apache.jmeter.gui.AbstractScopedJMeterGuiComponent;
import org.apache.jmeter.gui.util.MenuFactory;

/**
 * This is the base class for JMeter GUI components which manage assertions.
 *
 * Assertions which can be applied to different scopes (parent, children or both)
 * need to use the createScopePanel() to add the panel to the GUI, and they also
 * need to use saveScopeSettings() and showScopeSettings() to keep the test element
 * and GUI in synch.
 */
public abstract class AbstractAssertionGui extends AbstractScopedJMeterGuiComponent {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 240L;

    /**
     * This is the list of menu categories this gui component will be available
     * under. This implementation returns
     * {@link org.apache.jmeter.gui.util.MenuFactory#ASSERTIONS}, which is
     * appropriate for most assertion components.
     *
     * @return a Collection of Strings, where each element is one of the
     *         constants defined in MenuFactory
     */
    @Override
    public Collection<String> getMenuCategories() {
        return Arrays.asList(MenuFactory.ASSERTIONS);
    }
}
