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+package org.junit.rules;
+
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod;
+import org.junit.runners.model.Statement;
+
+/**
+ * A MethodRule is an alteration in how a test method is run and reported.
+ * Multiple {@link MethodRule}s can be applied to a test method. The
+ * {@link Statement} that executes the method is passed to each annotated
+ * {@link Rule} in turn, and each may return a substitute or modified
+ * {@link Statement}, which is passed to the next {@link Rule}, if any. For
+ * examples of how this can be useful, see these provided MethodRules,
+ * or write your own:
+ * 
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li>{@link ErrorCollector}: collect multiple errors in one test method</li>
+ *   <li>{@link ExpectedException}: make flexible assertions about thrown exceptions</li>
+ *   <li>{@link ExternalResource}: start and stop a server, for example</li>
+ *   <li>{@link TemporaryFolder}: create fresh files, and delete after test</li>
+ *   <li>{@link TestName}: remember the test name for use during the method</li>
+ *   <li>{@link TestWatchman}: add logic at events during method execution</li>
+ *   <li>{@link Timeout}: cause test to fail after a set time</li>
+ *   <li>{@link Verifier}: fail test if object state ends up incorrect</li>
+ * </ul>
+ */
+@Deprecated
+public interface MethodRule {
+	/**
+	 * Modifies the method-running {@link Statement} to implement an additional
+	 * test-running rule.
+	 * 
+	 * @param base The {@link Statement} to be modified
+	 * @param method The method to be run
+	 * @param target The object on with the method will be run.
+	 * @return a new statement, which may be the same as {@code base},
+	 * a wrapper around {@code base}, or a completely new Statement.
+	 */
+	Statement apply(Statement base, FrameworkMethod method, Object target);
+}
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