src/main/java/org/testng/annotations/BeforeGroups.java

package org.testng.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

@Retention(java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD)
public @interface BeforeGroups {
  /**
   * The list of groups that this configuration method will run before. If specified it overrides the
   * list of groups provided through {@link #groups()} attribute.
   * This method is guaranteed to run shortly before the first test method that
   * belongs to any of these groups is invoked.
   */
  public String[] value() default {};

  /**
   * Whether methods on this class/method are enabled.
   */
  public boolean enabled() default true;  
  
  /**
   * The list of groups this class/method belongs to. This list also describes the groups
   * that this configuration method will run before (if no {@link #value()} attribute is defined).
   */
  public String[] groups() default {};

  /**
   * The list of groups this method depends on.  Every method
   * member of one of these groups is guaranteed to have been
   * invoked before this method.  Furthermore, if any of these
   * methods was not a SUCCESS, this test method will not be
   * run and will be flagged as a SKIP.  
   */
  public String[] dependsOnGroups() default {};
  
  /**
   * The list of methods this method depends on.  There is no guarantee
   * on the order on which the methods depended upon will be run, but you
   * are guaranteed that all these methods will be run before the test method
   * that contains this annotation is run.  Furthermore, if any of these
   * methods was not a SUCCESS, this test method will not be
   * run and will be flagged as a SKIP.  
   * 
   *  If some of these methods have been overloaded, all the overloaded
   *  versions will be run.
   */
  public String[] dependsOnMethods() default {};

  /**
   *  For before methods (beforeSuite, beforeTest, beforeTestClass and
   *  beforeTestMethod, but not beforeGroups):
   *  If set to true, this configuration method will be run
   *  regardless of what groups it belongs to. 
   *  <br>
   * For after methods (afterSuite, afterClass, ...): 
   *  If set to true, this configuration method will be run
   *  even if one or more methods invoked previously failed or
   *  was skipped.
   */
  public boolean alwaysRun() default false;
  
  /**
   * If true, this &#64;Configuration method will belong to groups specified in the
   * &#64;Test annotation on the class (if any).
   */
  public boolean inheritGroups() default true;

  /**
   * The description for this method.  The string used will appear in the
   * HTML report and also on standard output if verbose >= 2.
   */
  public String description() default "";

}