# Guava Testlib: Google Testing Libraries for Java

Guava testlib is a set of Java classes for more convenient
unit testing.

## Adding Guava Testlib to your build

Guava testlib's Maven group ID is `com.google.guava` and its artifact ID is `guava-testlib`.

To add a dependency on Guava testlib using Maven, use the following:

```xml
<dependency>
  <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
  <artifactId>guava-testlib</artifactId>
  <version>33.5.0-jre</version>
  <scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
```

To add a dependency using Gradle:

```gradle
dependencies {
  test 'com.google.guava:guava-testlib:33.5.0-jre'
}
```

## Links

-   [GitHub project](https://github.com/google/guava)
-   [Issue tracker: Report a defect or feature request](https://github.com/google/guava/issues/new)
-   [StackOverflow: Ask "how-to" and "why-didn't-it-work" questions](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask?tags=guava+java)
-   [guava-discuss: For open-ended questions and discussion](https://groups.google.com/group/guava-discuss)

## IMPORTANT WARNINGS

1. APIs marked with the `@Beta` annotation at the class or method level
are subject to change. They can be modified in any way, or even
removed, at any time. If your code is a library itself (i.e. it is
used on the CLASSPATH of users outside your own control), you should
not use beta APIs, unless you [repackage] them. **If your
code is a library, we strongly recommend using the [Guava Beta Checker] to
ensure that you do not use any `@Beta` APIs!**

[Guava Beta Checker]: https://github.com/google/guava-beta-checker

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[repackage]: https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/UseGuavaInYourBuild#what-if-i-want-to-use-beta-apis-from-a-library-that-people-use-as-a-dependency
