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19 package org.apache.maven.repository.metadata;
20
21 import java.util.List;
22
23 import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
24
25 /**
26 * Provides some metadata operations, like querying the remote repository for a list of versions available for an
27 * artifact.
28 *
29 * @author Jason van Zyl
30 */
31 public interface MetadataSource {
32 String ROLE = MetadataSource.class.getName();
33
34 MetadataResolution retrieve(
35 ArtifactMetadata artifact, ArtifactRepository localRepository, List<ArtifactRepository> remoteRepositories)
36 throws MetadataRetrievalException;
37 }