001package org.apache.maven.model.path;
002
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021
022import java.io.File;
023
024/**
025 * Resolves relative paths against a specific base directory.
026 * 
027 * @author Jason van Zyl
028 */
029public interface PathTranslator
030{
031
032    /**
033     * Resolves the specified path against the given base directory. The resolved path will be absolute and uses the
034     * platform-specific file separator if a base directory is given. Otherwise, the input path will be returned
035     * unaltered.
036     * 
037     * @param path The path to resolve, may be {@code null}.
038     * @param basedir The base directory to resolve relative paths against, may be {@code null}.
039     * @return The resolved path or {@code null} if the input path was {@code null}.
040     */
041    String alignToBaseDirectory( String path, File basedir );
042
043}