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18  
19  package org.apache.hadoop.hbase;
20  
21  /**
22   * Tag a test as 'integration/system' test, meaning that the test class has the following
23   * characteristics: <ul>
24   *  <li> Possibly takes hours to complete</li>
25   *  <li> Can be run on a mini cluster or an actual cluster</li>
26   *  <li> Can make changes to the given cluster (starting stopping daemons, etc)</li>
27   *  <li> Should not be run in parallel of other integration tests</li>
28   * </ul>
29   *
30   * Integration / System tests should have a class name starting with "IntegrationTest", and
31   * should be annotated with @Category(IntegrationTests.class). Integration tests can be run
32   * using the IntegrationTestsDriver class or from mvn verify.
33   *
34   * @see SmallTests
35   * @see MediumTests
36   * @see LargeTests
37   */
38  public interface IntegrationTests {
39  }