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package org.apache.maven.settings.building;
/**
* Builds the effective settings from a user settings file, a project settings file
* and/or a global settings file.
*
*/
public interface SettingsBuilder {
/**
* Builds the effective settings of the specified settings files.
*
* @param request The settings building request that holds the parameters, must not be {@code null}.
* @return The result of the settings building, never {@code null}.
* @throws SettingsBuildingException If the effective settings could not be built.
*/
SettingsBuildingResult build(SettingsBuildingRequest request) throws SettingsBuildingException;
}