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package org.apache.maven.settings.building;

/**
 * Builds the effective settings from a user settings file, a project settings file
 * and/or a global settings file.
 *
 */
public interface SettingsBuilder {

    /**
     * Builds the effective settings of the specified settings files.
     *
     * @param request The settings building request that holds the parameters, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return The result of the settings building, never {@code null}.
     * @throws SettingsBuildingException If the effective settings could not be built.
     */
    SettingsBuildingResult build(SettingsBuildingRequest request) throws SettingsBuildingException;
}
