maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/toolchain/Toolchain.java

package org.apache.maven.toolchain;

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/**
 * Toolchain interface.
 *
 * @author Milos Kleint
 * @author Jason van Zyl
 * @since 2.0.9
 */
public interface Toolchain
{

    /**
     * get the type of toolchain.
     *
     * @return the toolchain type
     */
    String getType();

    /**
     * Gets the platform tool executable.
     *
     * @param toolName the tool platform independent tool name.
     * @return file representing the tool executable, or null if the tool can not be found
     */
    String findTool( String toolName );
}