001    package org.apache.maven.model.composition;
002    
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021    
022    import java.util.List;
023    
024    import org.apache.maven.model.DependencyManagement;
025    import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
026    import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelBuildingRequest;
027    import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelProblemCollector;
028    
029    /**
030     * Handles the import of dependency management from other models into the target model.
031     * 
032     * @author Benjamin Bentmann
033     */
034    public interface DependencyManagementImporter
035    {
036    
037        /**
038         * Imports the specified dependency management sections into the given target model.
039         * 
040         * @param target The model into which to import the dependency management section, must not be <code>null</code>.
041         * @param sources The dependency management sections to import, may be <code>null</code>.
042         * @param request The model building request that holds further settings, must not be {@code null}.
043         * @param problems The container used to collect problems that were encountered, must not be {@code null}.
044         */
045        void importManagement( Model target, List<? extends DependencyManagement> sources, ModelBuildingRequest request,
046                               ModelProblemCollector problems );
047    
048    }