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1   package org.apache.maven.settings.building;
2   
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21  
22  /**
23   * Builds the effective settings from a user settings file and/or a global settings file.
24   * 
25   * @author Benjamin Bentmann
26   */
27  public interface SettingsBuilder
28  {
29  
30      /**
31       * Builds the effective settings of the specified settings files.
32       * 
33       * @param request The settings building request that holds the parameters, must not be {@code null}.
34       * @return The result of the settings building, never {@code null}.
35       * @throws SettingsBuildingException If the effective settings could not be built.
36       */
37      SettingsBuildingResult build( SettingsBuildingRequest request )
38          throws SettingsBuildingException;
39  
40  }