src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/dependency/graph/DependencyGraphBuilder.java

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

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import org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.filter.ArtifactFilter;
import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
import org.apache.maven.project.ProjectBuildingRequest;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * Maven project dependency graph builder API, neutral against Maven 3.
 *
 * @author Hervé Boutemy
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface DependencyGraphBuilder
{
    /**
     * Build the dependency graph.
     *
     * @param buildingRequest the buildingRequest
     * @param filter artifact filter (can be <code>null</code>)
     * @return the dependency graph
     * @throws DependencyGraphBuilderException if some of the dependencies could not be resolved.
     */
    DependencyNode buildDependencyGraph( ProjectBuildingRequest buildingRequest, ArtifactFilter filter )
                    throws DependencyGraphBuilderException;

    /**
     * Build the dependency graph, with a hack to include dependencies contained in the reactor projects
     * but that are not yet compiled, which is the minimum prerequisite for Maven core's
     * ReactorReader to find them. 
     * <p>Notice: If Maven core did collect instead of resolving dependencies (ie did not try to get the
     * artifacts but only the poms), probably this hack wouldn't be necessary even for people requiring
     * the dependency graph before compiling. TODO: for Maven 3, use Aether to collect dependencies.</p>
     *
     * @param buildingRequest the buildingRequest
     * @param filter artifact filter (can be <code>null</code>)
     * @param reactorProjects Collection of those projects contained in the reactor (can be <code>null</code>).
     * @return the dependency graph
     * @throws DependencyGraphBuilderException if some of the dependencies could not be resolved.
     */
    DependencyNode buildDependencyGraph( ProjectBuildingRequest buildingRequest, ArtifactFilter filter,
                                         Collection<MavenProject> reactorProjects )
        throws DependencyGraphBuilderException;
}