src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/transfer/graph/DependencyNode.java

package org.apache.maven.shared.transfer.graph;

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import java.util.List;

import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;

/**
 * Represents an dependency node within a Maven project's dependency collector.
 *
 * @author Pim Moerenhout
 * @since 0.12
 */
public interface DependencyNode
{
    /**
     * Gets the child nodes of this node.
     *
     * @return The child nodes of this node, never {@code null}.
     */
    List<DependencyNode> getChildren();

    /**
     * @return Artifact for this DependencyCollectorNode.
     */
    Artifact getArtifact();

    /**
     * @return Repositories of this DependencyCollectorNode.
     */
    List<ArtifactRepository> getRemoteRepositories();

    /**
     * @return true for an optional dependency.
     */
    Boolean getOptional();

    /**
     * @return The scope on the dependency.
     */
    String getScope();

    /**
     * Traverses this node and potentially its children using the specified visitor.
     *
     * @param visitor The visitor to call back, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return {@code true} to visit siblings nodes of this node as well, {@code false} to skip siblings.
     */
    boolean accept( DependencyVisitor visitor );
}