src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/dependency/tree/DependencyTreeBuilder.java

package org.apache.maven.shared.dependency.tree;

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import org.apache.maven.artifact.factory.ArtifactFactory;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ArtifactMetadataSource;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.ArtifactCollector;
import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;

/**
 * Builds a tree of dependencies for a given Maven project.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:markhobson@gmail.com">Mark Hobson</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface DependencyTreeBuilder
{
    // fields -----------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * The plexus role for this component.
     */
    String ROLE = DependencyTreeBuilder.class.getName();

    // public methods ---------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Builds a tree of dependencies for the specified Maven project.
     * 
     * @param project
     *            the Maven project
     * @param repository
     *            the artifact repository to resolve against
     * @param factory
     *            the artifact factory to use
     * @param metadataSource
     *            the artifact metadata source to use
     * @param collector
     *            the artifact collector to use
     * @return the dependency tree of the specified Maven project
     * @throws DependencyTreeBuilderException
     *             if the dependency tree cannot be resolved
     */
    DependencyTree buildDependencyTree( MavenProject project, ArtifactRepository repository, ArtifactFactory factory,
                                        ArtifactMetadataSource metadataSource, ArtifactCollector collector )
        throws DependencyTreeBuilderException;
}