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1   package org.apache.maven.model.normalization;
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21  
22  import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
23  import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelBuildingRequest;
24  import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelProblemCollector;
25  
26  /**
27   * Handles normalization of a model. In this context, normalization is the process of producing a canonical
28   * representation for models that physically look different but are semantically equivalent.
29   * 
30   * @author Benjamin Bentmann
31   */
32  public interface ModelNormalizer
33  {
34  
35      /**
36       * Merges duplicate elements like multiple declarations of the same build plugin in the specified model.
37       * 
38       * @param model The model whose duplicate elements should be merged, must not be {@code null}.
39       * @param request The model building request that holds further settings, must not be {@code null}.
40       * @param problems The container used to collect problems that were encountered, must not be {@code null}.
41       */
42      void mergeDuplicates( Model model, ModelBuildingRequest request, ModelProblemCollector problems );
43  
44      /**
45       * Sets default values in the specified model that for technical reasons cannot be set directly in the Modello
46       * definition.
47       * 
48       * @param model The model in which to set the default values, must not be {@code null}.
49       * @param request The model building request that holds further settings, must not be {@code null}.
50       * @param problems The container used to collect problems that were encountered, must not be {@code null}.
51       */
52      void injectDefaultValues( Model model, ModelBuildingRequest request, ModelProblemCollector problems );
53  
54  }