diff -r 000000000000 -r 6474c204b198 mobile/android/base/tests/components/BaseComponent.java
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+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.gecko.tests.components;
+
+import org.mozilla.gecko.Actions;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.tests.UITestContext;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+
+import com.jayway.android.robotium.solo.Solo;
+
+/**
+ * A base class for constructing components - an abstraction over small bits of Firefox
+ * functionality. For example, the Toolbar or the about:home screen could be considered a
+ * component. Components should not need to know about each others existences and should be
+ * combined via helpers. Helpers can also handle a series of actions taken on one component
+ * (e.g. clicking the toolbar, entering a url, and waiting for page load).
+ */
+public abstract class BaseComponent {
+    protected final UITestContext mTestContext;
+    protected final Activity mActivity;
+    protected final Solo mSolo;
+    protected final Actions mActions;
+
+    public BaseComponent(final UITestContext testContext) {
+        mTestContext = testContext;
+        mActivity = mTestContext.getActivity();
+        mSolo = mTestContext.getSolo();
+        mActions = mTestContext.getActions();
+    }
+}