}

        Optional<CtClass> oldClass = member.oldClass
        Optional<CtClass> newClass = member.newClass
        if (!oldClass.isPresent() || !newClass.isPresent()) {
            // breaking change would be reported
            return null
        }

        return checkSuperClassChanges(member, oldClass.get(), newClass.get())
    }

    protected abstract boolean changed(JApiCompatibility member)

     * to quickly open the changes file.  By then we can also regex that path out of the description
     * in order to create a changes {@link File} for further use in this class.
     *
     * @param data the report data containing a description to parse
     * @return accepted api changes reported upon, as a file
     */

import japicmp.model.JApiConstructor
import japicmp.model.JApiField
import japicmp.model.JApiMethod
import japicmp.model.JApiParameter
import me.champeau.gradle.japicmp.report.AbstractContextAwareViolationRule
import me.champeau.gradle.japicmp.report.Severity
import me.champeau.gradle.japicmp.report.ViolationCheckContext
import org.gradle.api.Incubating
import spock.lang.Specification
import spock.lang.TempDir

import javax.inject.Inject

    }

    def "#member change should not be reported"() {
        expect:
        noViolation(rule)

        where:
        member << [Mock(JApiMethod), Mock(JApiField), Mock(JApiImplementedInterface), Mock(JApiConstructor)]
    }

    def "nothing should be reported if no changes"() {
        expect:
        noViolation(rule)
    }

    def "nothing should be reported if new interface is neither internal nor incubating"() {

        classes['NewSub'].superclass = classes['NewBase']

        apiClass.compatibilityChanges >> [JApiCompatibilityChange.METHOD_REMOVED_IN_SUPERCLASS]
    }

    def "method removal can be reported if current class is first public class"() {
        given:
        apiClass.oldClass >> Optional.of(classes['OldBase'])
        apiClass.newClass >> Optional.of(classes['NewBase'])

        when:

            current = classesContainingMethod.get(i)
            if (!isInternal(current)) {
                // there's another public super class which contains target method
                // it would be reported somewhere else
                return false
            }
        }

        // I'm the top public class which contains target method
        return true
    }