1 package org.apache.maven.repository.metadata;
2
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21
22 import java.util.List;
23
24 import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
25
26 /**
27 * Provides some metadata operations, like querying the remote repository for a list of versions available for an
28 * artifact.
29 *
30 * @author Jason van Zyl
31 * @version $Id: MetadataSource.java 958295 2010-06-26 23:16:18Z hboutemy $
32 */
33 public interface MetadataSource
34 {
35 String ROLE = MetadataSource.class.getName();
36
37 MetadataResolution retrieve( ArtifactMetadata artifact, ArtifactRepository localRepository,
38 List<ArtifactRepository> remoteRepositories )
39 throws MetadataRetrievalException;
40 }