001    package org.apache.maven.model.normalization;
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021    
022    import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
023    import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelBuildingRequest;
024    import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelProblemCollector;
025    
026    /**
027     * Handles normalization of a model. In this context, normalization is the process of producing a canonical
028     * representation for models that physically look different but are semantically equivalent.
029     * 
030     * @author Benjamin Bentmann
031     */
032    public interface ModelNormalizer
033    {
034    
035        /**
036         * Merges duplicate elements like multiple declarations of the same build plugin in the specified model.
037         * 
038         * @param model The model whose duplicate elements should be merged, must not be {@code null}.
039         * @param request The model building request that holds further settings, must not be {@code null}.
040         * @param problems The container used to collect problems that were encountered, must not be {@code null}.
041         */
042        void mergeDuplicates( Model model, ModelBuildingRequest request, ModelProblemCollector problems );
043    
044        /**
045         * Sets default values in the specified model that for technical reasons cannot be set directly in the Modello
046         * definition.
047         * 
048         * @param model The model in which to set the default values, must not be {@code null}.
049         * @param request The model building request that holds further settings, must not be {@code null}.
050         * @param problems The container used to collect problems that were encountered, must not be {@code null}.
051         */
052        void injectDefaultValues( Model model, ModelBuildingRequest request, ModelProblemCollector problems );
053    
054    }