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| 3 | [](https://travis-ci.org/hamcrest/JavaHamcrest) |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Java Hamcrest |
| 6 | ============= |
| 7 | Licensed under [BSD License][]. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | What is Hamcrest? |
| 10 | ----------------- |
| 11 | Hamcrest is a library of matchers, which can be combined in to create flexible expressions of intent in tests. |
| 12 | They've also been used for other purposes. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | Downloads |
| 15 | --------- |
| 16 | You can obtain Hamcrest binaries from [maven central][], or from [google code downloads][]. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | Extensions |
| 19 | ---------- |
| 20 | |
| 21 | For Hamcrest extension projects see the [hamcrest extensions page][]. |
| 22 | |
| 23 | Documentation |
| 24 | ------------- |
| 25 | Documentation can be found on the [Hamcrest site](http://hamcrest.org). |
| 26 | |
| 27 | Reporting Bugs/Issues |
| 28 | --------------------- |
| 29 | If you find an issue with Java Hamcrest, please report it via the |
| 30 | [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/hamcrest/JavaHamcrest/issues), |
| 31 | after first checking that it hasn't been raised already. |
| 32 | |
| 33 | Source |
| 34 | ------ |
| 35 | To build, please read BUILDING.txt |
| 36 | |
| 37 | Acknowledgements |
| 38 | ---------------- |
| 39 | Developers: |
| 40 | |
| 41 | * Joe Walnes |
| 42 | * Nat Pryce |
| 43 | * Steve Freeman |
| 44 | |
| 45 | Contributors: |
| 46 | |
| 47 | * Robert Chatley |
| 48 | * Tom White |
| 49 | * Neil Dunn |
| 50 | * Dan North |
| 51 | * Magne Rasmussen |
| 52 | * David Saff |
| 53 | * Tom Denley |
| 54 | |
| 55 | Also, thanks to everyone who has worked on DynaMock, nMock, jMock, EasyMock and MiniMock! These libraries inspired Hamcrest. |
| 56 | |
| 57 | |
| 58 | [logo]: https://raw.github.com/hamcrest/JavaHamcrest/master/doc/images/logo.jpg |
| 59 | [website]: https://github.com/hamcrest/JavaHamcrest |
| 60 | [BSD License]: http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause |
| 61 | [Maven central]: http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3Aorg.hamcrest |
| 62 | [hamcrest extensions page]: https://github.com/hamcrest/JavaHamcrest/wiki/Related-Projects |
| 63 | [GitHub issue tracker]: https://github.com/hamcrest/JavaHamcrest/issues |