1 package org.apache.maven.settings.building;
2
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21
22 /**
23 * Builds the effective settings from a user settings file and/or a global settings file.
24 *
25 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
26 */
27 public interface SettingsBuilder
28 {
29
30 /**
31 * Builds the effective settings of the specified settings files.
32 *
33 * @param request The settings building request that holds the parameters, must not be {@code null}.
34 * @return The result of the settings building, never {@code null}.
35 * @throws SettingsBuildingException If the effective settings could not be built.
36 */
37 SettingsBuildingResult build( SettingsBuildingRequest request )
38 throws SettingsBuildingException;
39
40 }