Resolver.java

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package org.fedoraproject.xmvn.resolver;

/**
 * Resolves artifacts from system repositories configured in {@code <resolverSettings>} in XMvn configuration.
 * 
 * @author Mikolaj Izdebski
 */
public interface Resolver
{
    /**
     * Resolve artifacts from system repositories configured in {@code <resolverSettings>} in XMvn configuration.
     * 
     * @param request parameters of artifact resolution
     * @return results of artifact resolution, never {@code null}
     */
    ResolutionResult resolve( ResolutionRequest request );
}