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1   package org.apache.maven.model.path;
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21  
22  import java.io.File;
23  
24  /**
25   * Resolves relative paths against a specific base directory.
26   * 
27   * @author Jason van Zyl
28   */
29  public interface PathTranslator
30  {
31  
32      /**
33       * Resolves the specified path against the given base directory. The resolved path will be absolute and uses the
34       * platform-specific file separator if a base directory is given. Otherwise, the input path will be returned
35       * unaltered.
36       * 
37       * @param path The path to resolve, may be {@code null}.
38       * @param basedir The base directory to resolve relative paths against, may be {@code null}.
39       * @return The resolved path or {@code null} if the input path was {@code null}.
40       */
41      String alignToBaseDirectory( String path, File basedir );
42  
43  }