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19  package org.apache.maven.model.path;
20  
21  import java.io.File;
22  
23  /**
24   * Resolves relative paths against a specific base directory.
25   *
26   */
27  public interface PathTranslator {
28  
29      /**
30       * Resolves the specified path against the given base directory. The resolved path will be absolute and uses the
31       * platform-specific file separator if a base directory is given. Otherwise, the input path will be returned
32       * unaltered.
33       *
34       * @param path The path to resolve, may be {@code null}.
35       * @param basedir The base directory to resolve relative paths against, may be {@code null}.
36       * @return The resolved path or {@code null} if the input path was {@code null}.
37       */
38      String alignToBaseDirectory(String path, File basedir);
39  }