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package org.apache.ivy.core.module.descriptor;
import java.net.URL;
import org.apache.ivy.util.extendable.ExtendableItem;
/**
* This describes an artifact that is asked for a dependency. It is used to define an (additional)
* artifact not declared by a dependency module descriptor.
*/
public interface DependencyArtifactDescriptor extends ExtendableItem {
/**
* Returns the dependency descriptor in which this dependency artifact descriptor is declared.
*
* @return the dependency descriptor in which this dependency artifact descriptor is declared.
*/
public DependencyDescriptor getDependencyDescriptor();
/**
* Returns the name of the artifact asked
*
* @return
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Returns the type of the artifact asked
*
* @return
*/
public String getType();
/**
* Returns the ext of the artifact asked
*
* @return
*/
public String getExt();
/**
* Returns the url to look this artifact at
*
* @return
*/
public URL getUrl();
/**
* Returns the configurations of the module in which the artifact is asked
*
* @return an array of configuration names in which the artifact is asked
*/
public String[] getConfigurations();
}