ArtifactResolver.java

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package org.jboss.as.plugin.server;

import java.io.File;

import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
import org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Component;

/**
 * Resolves artifacts downloading the artifact if necessary.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:jperkins@redhat.com">James R. Perkins</a>
 */
@Component(role = ArtifactResolver.class)
public interface ArtifactResolver {

    /**
     * Resolves the artifact downloading it if necessary.
     *
     * @param project  the maven project
     * @param artifact the artifact string in the {@code groupId:artifactId:version[:packaging][:classifier]} format
     *
     * @return the file associated with the artifact
     */
    File resolve(MavenProject project, String artifact);
}