001package org.apache.maven.model.superpom;
002
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021
022import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
023
024/**
025 * Provides the super POM that all models implicitly inherit from.
026 * 
027 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
028 */
029public interface SuperPomProvider
030{
031
032    /**
033     * Gets the super POM for the specified model version. The returned model is supposed to be read-only, i.e. if the
034     * caller intends to make updates to the model the return value must be cloned before updating to ensure the
035     * modifications don't affect future retrievals of the super POM.
036     * 
037     * @param version The model version to retrieve the super POM for (e.g. "4.0.0"), must not be {@code null}.
038     * @return The super POM, never {@code null}.
039     */
040    Model getSuperModel( String version );
041
042}