README.md


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![JavaHamcrest](http://hamcrest.org/images/logo.jpg)

[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/hamcrest/JavaHamcrest.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/hamcrest/JavaHamcrest)

Java Hamcrest
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Licensed under [BSD License][].

What is Hamcrest?
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Hamcrest is a library of matchers, which can be combined in to create flexible expressions of intent in tests.
They've also been used for other purposes.

Downloads
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You can obtain Hamcrest binaries from [maven central][], or from [google code downloads][].

Extensions
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For Hamcrest extension projects see the [hamcrest extensions page][].

Documentation
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Documentation can be found on the [Hamcrest site](http://hamcrest.org).

Reporting Bugs/Issues
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If you find an issue with Java Hamcrest, please report it via the 
[GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/hamcrest/JavaHamcrest/issues), 
after first checking that it hasn't been raised already. 

Source
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To build, please read BUILDING.txt

Acknowledgements
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Developers:

  * Joe Walnes
  * Nat Pryce
  * Steve Freeman

Contributors:

  * Robert Chatley
  * Tom White
  * Neil Dunn
  * Dan North
  * Magne Rasmussen
  * David Saff
  * Tom Denley

Also, thanks to everyone who has worked on DynaMock, nMock, jMock, EasyMock and MiniMock! These libraries inspired Hamcrest.


[logo]: https://raw.github.com/hamcrest/JavaHamcrest/master/doc/images/logo.jpg
[website]: https://github.com/hamcrest/JavaHamcrest
[BSD License]: http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
[Maven central]: http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3Aorg.hamcrest
[hamcrest extensions page]: https://github.com/hamcrest/JavaHamcrest/wiki/Related-Projects
[GitHub issue tracker]: https://github.com/hamcrest/JavaHamcrest/issues