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1   package org.apache.maven.model.path;
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21  
22  /**
23   * Normalizes a URL to remove the ugly parent references "../" that got potentially inserted by URL adjustment during
24   * model inheritance.
25   * 
26   * @author Benjamin Bentmann
27   */
28  public interface UrlNormalizer
29  {
30  
31      /**
32       * Normalizes the specified URL.
33       * 
34       * @param url The URL to normalize, may be {@code null}.
35       * @return The normalized URL or {@code null} if the input was {@code null}.
36       */
37      String normalize( String url );
38  
39  }