api/maven-api-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/api/Dependency.java

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package org.apache.maven.api;

import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;

public interface Dependency extends Artifact {

    /**
     * The dependency type.
     *
     * @return the dependency type, never {@code null}
     */
    @Nonnull
    Type getType();

    /**
     * The dependency properties.
     *
     * @return the dependency properties, never {@code null}
     */
    @Nonnull
    DependencyProperties getDependencyProperties();

    @Nonnull
    Scope getScope();

    boolean isOptional();

    /**
     * Creates a {@code DependencyCoordinate} based on this {@code Dependency}.
     *
     * @return a {@link DependencyCoordinate}
     */
    @Nonnull
    DependencyCoordinate toCoordinate();
}