}

        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)

     * 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
     */
    private static File getAcceptedApiChangesFile(RichReportData data) {
        def matcher = data.description =~ acceptedChangesRegex
        return new File(matcher[0][1])
    }

    private setup() {
        docsRoot = new File(projectDir, "docsRoot")
        new File(docsRoot, 'javadoc').mkdirs()
        sampleDoc = new File(docsRoot, "sample.adoc")
        linkErrors = new File(projectDir, "build/reports/dead-internal-links.txt")


        new File(projectDir, "build.gradle") << """
            plugins {
                id 'java'
                id 'checkstyle'
                id 'gradlebuild.documentation'

        where:
        apiElement | jApiTypeName
        'method'   | 'jApiMethod'
        'field'    | 'jApiField'
    }

    def "new incubating API does not fail the check but is reported"() {
        given:
        def rule = withContext(new NewIncubatingAPIRule([:]))

        when:
        jApiMethod.annotations >> [incubatingAnnotation]
        def violation = rule.maybeViolation(jApiMethod)

    }

    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:

import me.champeau.gradle.japicmp.report.Violation

/**
 * Workaround for <a href="https://github.com/melix/japicmp-gradle-plugin/issues/56">japicmp issue w.r.t. superclass breakage</a>.
 *
 * <p>
 * Reports simple superclass changes (e.g. the removal of a superclass) as a breaking change, as it affects what methods can be
 * called with the given type, even if the methods and fields inherited don't change.
 * </p>
 */

            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
    }