1 package org.eclipse.aether.impl;
2
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21
22 import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystem;
23 import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
24 import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.VersionRequest;
25 import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.VersionResolutionException;
26 import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.VersionResult;
27
28 /**
29 * Evaluates artifact meta/pseudo versions.
30 *
31 * @provisional This type is provisional and can be changed, moved or removed without prior notice.
32 */
33 public interface VersionResolver
34 {
35
36 /**
37 * Resolves an artifact's meta version (if any) to a concrete version. For example, resolves "1.0-SNAPSHOT" to
38 * "1.0-20090208.132618-23" or "RELEASE"/"LATEST" to "2.0".
39 *
40 * @param session The repository session, must not be {@code null}.
41 * @param request The version request, must not be {@code null}
42 * @return The version result, never {@code null}.
43 * @throws VersionResolutionException If the metaversion could not be resolved.
44 * @see RepositorySystem#resolveVersion(RepositorySystemSession, VersionRequest)
45 */
46 VersionResult resolveVersion( RepositorySystemSession session, VersionRequest request )
47 throws VersionResolutionException;
48
49 }