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package org.apache.maven.api;

import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Immutable;
import org.apache.maven.api.model.Dependency;

/**
 * A dependency's {@code Type} is uniquely identified by a {@code String},
 * and semantically represents a known <i>kind</i> of dependency.
 * <p>
 * It provides information about the file type (or extension) of the associated artifact,
 * its default classifier, and how the artifact will be used in the build when creating
 * classpaths.
 * <p>
 * For example, the type {@code java-source} has a {@code jar} extension and a
 * {@code sources} classifier. The artifact and its dependencies should be added
 * to the classpath.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
@Immutable
public interface Type {

    String POM = "pom";
    String JAR = "jar";
    String JAVA_SOURCE = "java-source";
    String JAVADOC = "javadoc";
    String MAVEN_PLUGIN = "maven-plugin";
    String TEST_JAR = "test-jar";

    /**
     * Returns the dependency type id.
     * The id uniquely identifies this <i>dependency type</i>.
     *
     * @return the id of this type
     */
    String getId();

    /**
     * Get the file extension of artifacts of this type.
     *
     * @return the file extension
     */
    String getExtension();

    /**
     * Get the default classifier associated to the dependency type.
     * The default classifier can be overridden when specifying
     * the {@link Dependency#getClassifier()}.
     *
     * @return the default classifier
     */
    String getClassifier();

    /**
     * Specifies if the artifact contains java classes and should be
     * added to the classpath.
     *
     * @return if the artifact should be added to the classpath
     */
    boolean isAddedToClasspath();

    /**
     * Specifies if the artifact already embeds its own dependencies.
     * This is the case for JEE packages or similar artifacts such as
     * WARs, EARs, etc.
     *
     * @return if the artifact's dependencies are included in the artifact
     */
    boolean isIncludesDependencies();
}
