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

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package org.apache.maven.api;

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

/**
 * An artifact points to a resource such as a jar file or war application.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
@Immutable
public interface Artifact {

    /**
     * Returns a unique identifier for this artifact.
     * The identifier is composed of groupId, artifactId, extension, classifier, and version.
     *
     * @return the unique identifier
     */
    @Nonnull
    default String key() {
        return getGroupId()
                + ':'
                + getArtifactId()
                + ':'
                + getExtension()
                + (getClassifier().isEmpty() ? "" : ":" + getClassifier())
                + ':'
                + getVersion();
    }

    /**
     * The groupId of the artifact.
     *
     * @return the groupId
     */
    @Nonnull
    String getGroupId();

    /**
     * The artifactId of the artifact.
     *
     * @return the artifactId
     */
    @Nonnull
    String getArtifactId();

    /**
     * The version of the artifact.
     *
     * @return the version
     */
    @Nonnull
    Version getVersion();

    /**
     * The base version of the artifact.
     *
     * @return the version
     */
    @Nonnull
    Version getBaseVersion();

    /**
     * The classifier of the artifact.
     *
     * @return the classifier or an empty string if none, never {@code null}
     */
    @Nonnull
    String getClassifier();

    /**
     * The file extension of the artifact.
     *
     * @return the extension
     */
    @Nonnull
    String getExtension();

    /**
     * Determines whether this artifact uses a snapshot version.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if the artifact is a snapshot, {@code false} otherwise
     * @see org.apache.maven.api.Session#isVersionSnapshot(String)
     */
    boolean isSnapshot();

    /**
     * Shortcut for {@code session.createArtifactCoordinate(artifact)}
     *
     * @return an {@link ArtifactCoordinate}
     * @see org.apache.maven.api.Session#createArtifactCoordinate(Artifact)
     */
    @Nonnull
    ArtifactCoordinate toCoordinate();
}