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19 package org.eclipse.aether.impl;
20
21 import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystem;
22 import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
23 import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.VersionRequest;
24 import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.VersionResolutionException;
25 import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.VersionResult;
26
27 /**
28 * Evaluates artifact meta/pseudo versions.
29 *
30 * @provisional This type is provisional and can be changed, moved or removed without prior notice.
31 */
32 public interface VersionResolver {
33
34 /**
35 * Resolves an artifact's meta version (if any) to a concrete version. For example, resolves "1.0-SNAPSHOT" to
36 * "1.0-20090208.132618-23" or "RELEASE"/"LATEST" to "2.0".
37 *
38 * @param session The repository session, must not be {@code null}.
39 * @param request The version request, must not be {@code null}
40 * @return The version result, never {@code null}.
41 * @throws VersionResolutionException If the metaversion could not be resolved.
42 * @see RepositorySystem#resolveVersion(RepositorySystemSession, VersionRequest)
43 */
44 VersionResult resolveVersion(RepositorySystemSession session, VersionRequest request)
45 throws VersionResolutionException;
46 }