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019package org.eclipse.aether.spi.artifact.decorator;
020
021import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
022
023/**
024 * A factory to create artifact decorators.
025 *
026 * @since 2.0.0
027 */
028public interface ArtifactDecoratorFactory {
029    /**
030     * Creates a new artifact decorator for the session.
031     *
032     * @param session The repository system session from which to configure the decorator, must not be {@code null}.
033     * @return The artifact decorator for the session, never {@code null}.
034     */
035    ArtifactDecorator newInstance(RepositorySystemSession session);
036
037    /**
038     * The priority of this factory. Factories with higher priority are invoked before those with lower priority.
039     *
040     * @return The priority of this factory.
041     */
042    float getPriority();
043}