MetadataChecker.java

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package org.hudsonci.plugins.snapshotmonitor;

import org.hudsonci.maven.model.MavenCoordinatesDTO;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.hudsonci.plugins.snapshotmonitor.model.WatchedDependency;

/**
 * Checks Maven metadata for a {@link WatchedDependency}.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:jason@planet57.com">Jason Dillon</a>
 * @since 2.1.0
 */
public interface MetadataChecker
{
    String getPath(MavenCoordinatesDTO artifact);

    long check(WatchedDependency dependency) throws IOException;
}