[arquillian-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (ARQ-941) Make Exception.class default for @ShouldThrowException value attribute

[Dan Allen (JIRA)]

Dan Allen created ARQ-941:
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             Summary: Make Exception.class default for @ShouldThrowException value attribute
                 Key: ARQ-941
                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/ARQ-941
             Project: Arquillian
          Issue Type: Enhancement
      Security Level: Public (Everyone can see)
          Components: Base Implementation
            Reporter: Dan Allen
            Priority: Minor


The annotation @ShouldThrowException is expressive enough to be understood as meaning a generic Exception will be thrown (during deployment) unless a more specific exception is specified.

Therefore, a default should be specified for the value attribute such that:

@ShouldThrowException == @ShouldThrowException(Exception.class)

Here's the resulting annotation definition:

{code:java}
@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
public @interface ShouldThrowException {
   Class<? extends Exception> value() default Exception.class;
}
{code}

(Alternatively, the default can be Throwable.class, though the value of least surprise is likely Exception.class).

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