package org.apache.maven.model.building;

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import java.net.URI;

/**
 * Provides access to the contents of a POM independently of the backing store (e.g. file system, database, memory).
 * <p>
 * Unlike {@link ModelSource}, this interface supports loading of parent POM(s) from the same backing store and allows
 * construction of MavenProject instances without the need to have parent POM(s) available from local or remote
 * repositories.
 * <p>
 * ModelSource2 instances are cached in {@link ModelBuildingRequest#getModelCache()}. Implementations must guarantee
 * that the connection to the backing store remains active until request's {@link ModelCache} is discarded or flushed.
 */
public interface ModelSource2
    extends ModelSource
{
    /**
     * Returns model source identified by a path relative to this model source POM. Implementation <strong>MUST</strong>
     * be able to accept <code>relPath</code> parameter values that
     * <ul>
     * <li>use either / or \ file path separator</li>
     * <li>have .. parent directory references</li>
     * <li>point either at file or directory, in the latter case POM file name 'pom.xml' needs to be used by the
     * requested model source.</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param relPath is the path of the requested model source relative to this model source POM.
     * @return related model source or <code>null</code> if no such model source.
     */
    ModelSource2 getRelatedSource( String relPath );

    /**
     * Returns location of the POM, never <code>null</code>.
     */
    URI getLocationURI();
}