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| package org.apache.maven.model.superpom; |
| |
| import org.apache.maven.model.Model; |
| |
| /** |
| * Provides the super POM that all models implicitly inherit from. |
| * |
| */ |
| public interface SuperPomProvider { |
| |
| /** |
| * Gets the super POM for the specified model version. The returned model is supposed to be read-only, i.e. if the |
| * caller intends to make updates to the model the return value must be cloned before updating to ensure the |
| * modifications don't affect future retrievals of the super POM. |
| * |
| * @param version The model version to retrieve the super POM for (e.g. "4.0.0"), must not be {@code null}. |
| * @return The super POM, never {@code null}. |
| */ |
| Model getSuperModel(String version); |
| } |