1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sonar-testing-harness/src/main/java/org/sonar/test/TestUtils.java b/sonar-testing-harness/src/main/java/org/sonar/test/TestUtils.java
index e537466d262..0a5d8fcaef0 100644
--- a/sonar-testing-harness/src/main/java/org/sonar/test/TestUtils.java
+++ b/sonar-testing-harness/src/main/java/org/sonar/test/TestUtils.java
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@ import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.net.URL;
 
+import static org.fest.assertions.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.fest.assertions.Fail.fail;
+
 /**
  * Utilities for unit tests
  *
@@ -67,4 +72,15 @@ public final class TestUtils {
     resourcePath += path;
     return getResource(resourcePath);
   }
+
+  public static void assertPrivateConstructor(Class clazz) {
+    try {
+      Constructor constructor = clazz.getDeclaredConstructor();
+      assertThat(Modifier.isPrivate(constructor.getModifiers())).isTrue();
+      constructor.setAccessible(true);
+      constructor.newInstance();
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      fail("Fail to instantiate " + clazz, e);
+    }
+  }
 }