ArtifactConverter.java

package org.apache.archiva.converter.artifact;

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import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * ArtifactConverter 
 *
 *
 */
public interface ArtifactConverter
{
    /**
     * Convert an provided artifact, and place it into the destination repository.
     * 
     * @param artifact the artifact to convert.
     * @param destinationRepository the respository to send the artifact to.
     * @throws ArtifactConversionException 
     */
    void convert( Artifact artifact, ArtifactRepository destinationRepository )
        throws ArtifactConversionException;

    /**
     * Get the map of accumulated warnings for the conversion.
     * 
     * @return the {@link Map}<{@link Artifact}, {@link String}> warning messages.
     */
    Map<Artifact, List<String>> getWarnings();

    /**
     * Clear the list of warning messages.
     */
    void clearWarnings();
}