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package org.apache.maven.model.composition;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.maven.api.model.DependencyManagement;
import org.apache.maven.api.model.Model;
import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelBuildingRequest;
import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelProblemCollector;

/**
 * Handles the import of dependency management from other models into the target model.
 *
 */
public interface DependencyManagementImporter {

    /**
     * Imports the specified dependency management sections into the given target model.
     *
     * @param target The model into which to import the dependency management section, must not be <code>null</code>.
     * @param sources The dependency management sections to import, may be <code>null</code>.
     * @param request The model building request that holds further settings, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param problems The container used to collect problems that were encountered, must not be {@code null}.
     */
    Model importManagement(
            Model target,
            List<? extends DependencyManagement> sources,
            ModelBuildingRequest request,
            ModelProblemCollector problems);
}