package org.apache.maven.index.artifact;

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 import java.io.File;

 /**

  * A utility component that resolves POM packaging to artifact extension. Different implementations may provide

  * different means to do it.

  * 

  * @author cstamas

  */

 public interface ArtifactPackagingMapper

 {

     /**

      * Returns the extension belonging to given packaging, like "jar" for "jar", "jar" for "ear", etc.

      * 

      * @param packaging

      * @return

      */

     String getExtensionForPackaging( String packaging );

     /**

      * Sets the file to source the user provided mappings from, and resets the mappings, forcing it to reload the file.

      * 

      * @param file

      */

     void setPropertiesFile( File file );

 }