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package org.apache.maven.model.interpolation;

import java.io.File;

import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelBuildingRequest;
import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelProblemCollector;

/**
 * Replaces expressions of the form <code>${token}</code> with their effective values. Effective values are basically
 * calculated from the elements of the model itself and the execution properties from the building request.
 *
 * @author jdcasey
 */
public interface ModelInterpolator {

    /**
     * Interpolates expressions in the specified model. Note that implementations are free to either interpolate the
     * provided model directly or to create a clone of the model and interpolate the clone. Callers should always use
     * the returned model and must not rely on the input model being updated.
     *
     * @param model The model to interpolate, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param projectDir The project directory, may be {@code null} if the model does not belong to a local project but
     *            to some artifact's metadata.
     * @param request The model building request that holds further settings, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param problems The container used to collect problems that were encountered, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return The interpolated model, never {@code null}.
     */
    Model interpolateModel(Model model, File projectDir, ModelBuildingRequest request, ModelProblemCollector problems);
}
