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*
* Contributors:
* Sonatype, Inc. - initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.aether.resolution;
import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
/**
* Controls the handling of errors related to reading an artifact descriptor.
*
* @see RepositorySystemSession#getArtifactDescriptorPolicy()
*/
public interface ArtifactDescriptorPolicy
{
/**
* Bit mask indicating that errors while reading the artifact descriptor should not be tolerated.
*/
int STRICT = 0x00;
/**
* Bit flag indicating that missing artifact descriptors should be silently ignored.
*/
int IGNORE_MISSING = 0x01;
/**
* Bit flag indicating that existent but invalid artifact descriptors should be silently ignored.
*/
int IGNORE_INVALID = 0x02;
/**
* Bit mask indicating that all errors should be silently ignored.
*/
int IGNORE_ERRORS = IGNORE_MISSING | IGNORE_INVALID;
/**
* Gets the error policy for an artifact's descriptor.
*
* @param session The repository session during which the policy is determined, must not be {@code null}.
* @param request The policy request holding further details, must not be {@code null}.
* @return The bit mask describing the desired error policy.
*/
int getPolicy( RepositorySystemSession session, ArtifactDescriptorPolicyRequest request );
}