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package org.gradle.api.artifacts;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
/**
* <p>A container for adding exclude rules for dependencies.</p>
*/
public interface ExcludeRuleContainer {
/**
* Returns all the exclude rules added to this container. If no exclude rules has been added an empty list is
* returned.
*/
Set<ExcludeRule> getRules();
/**
* Adds an exclude rule to this container. The ExcludeRule object gets created internally based on the map values
* passed to this method. The possible keys for the map are:
*
* <ul>
* <li><code>group</code> - The exact name of the organization or group that should be excluded.
* <li><code>module</code> - The exact name of the module that should be excluded
* </ul>
*
* @param args A map describing the exclude pattern.
*/
void add(Map<String, String> args);
}