Make Exception.class default for value attribute on @ShouldThrowException ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Labels: starter Fix For: 1.0.4.Final 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).