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package org.gradle.jvm.internal.resolve;
public interface VariantAxisCompatibility<T> {
/**
* Should return true if a variant value is compatible with the requirement.
* @param requirement the value of a variant, expressing a specific requirement
* @param value the value of the variant we want to check the compatibility for
* @return true if the value is compatible with the requirement
*/
boolean isCompatibleWithRequirement(T requirement, T value);
/**
* Should return true if a variant value is a better fit than an old value for a specific requirement.
* For example, two variant values may be compatible, but one may be a better fit than the other. In
* that case, we compare two compatible variant values, and must return true if and only if the second
* one is a better fit than the first one.
*
* @param requirement the value of a variant, expressing a specific requirement
* @param first the first value of a variant
* @param second another value of the variant
* @return true if the second value is a better fit than the first one
*/
boolean betterFit(T requirement, T first, T second);
}