001package org.apache.maven.model.composition;
002
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021
022import java.util.List;
023
024import org.apache.maven.model.DependencyManagement;
025import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
026import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelBuildingRequest;
027import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelProblemCollector;
028
029/**
030 * Handles the import of dependency management from other models into the target model.
031 * 
032 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
033 */
034public interface DependencyManagementImporter
035{
036
037    /**
038     * Imports the specified dependency management sections into the given target model.
039     * 
040     * @param target The model into which to import the dependency management section, must not be <code>null</code>.
041     * @param sources The dependency management sections to import, may be <code>null</code>.
042     * @param request The model building request that holds further settings, must not be {@code null}.
043     * @param problems The container used to collect problems that were encountered, must not be {@code null}.
044     */
045    void importManagement( Model target, List<? extends DependencyManagement> sources, ModelBuildingRequest request,
046                           ModelProblemCollector problems );
047
048}