{
                        "type": "org.gradle.api.plugins.quality.Checkstyle",
                        "member": "Method org.gradle.api.plugins.quality.Checkstyle.getInstantiator()",
                        "changes": ["Method has been removed"],
                        "acceptation": "use ObjectFactory instead"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "org.gradle.api.plugins.quality.CodeNarc",

                        if ((a.type +'#' + a.member) > (b.type + '#' + b.member)) {
                            return 1; 
                        } else {
                            return -1;
                        }
                    });
                    // Remove duplicates (equal adjacent elements) - a new, un@Incubating type will be here twice, as 2 errors are reported; use stringified JSON to compare

        then:
        noViolation(rule)
    }

    def 'adding an #type interface can be reported'() {
        given:
        newBase.addInterface(interfaces[type])

        when:
        Violation violation = rule.maybeViolation(apiClass)

        then:
        violation.humanExplanation.contains(result)

        where:
        type         | result

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

    private boolean containsMethod(CtClass c, CtMethod method) {
        // TODO signature contains return type
        // but return type can be overridden
        return collectAllPublicApiMethods(c).any { it.name == method.name && it.signature == method.signature }
    }

 *
 * <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>
 */
class BinaryBreakingSuperclassChangeRule extends AbstractSuperClassChangesRule {

    BinaryBreakingSuperclassChangeRule(Map<String, Object> params) {

            parse(f, repository)
            counter++
        }

        //updating/modifying the metadata and making sure every type reference across the metadata is fully qualified
        //so, the superClassName, interfaces and types needed by declared properties and declared methods will have fully qualified name
        TypeNameResolver resolver = new TypeNameResolver(repository)