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19  package org.apache.maven.model.interpolation;
20  
21  import java.io.File;
22  
23  import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
24  import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelBuildingRequest;
25  import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelProblemCollector;
26  
27  /**
28   * Replaces expressions of the form <code>${token}</code> with their effective values. Effective values are basically
29   * calculated from the elements of the model itself and the execution properties from the building request.
30   *
31   * @author jdcasey
32   */
33  public interface ModelInterpolator {
34  
35      /**
36       * Interpolates expressions in the specified model. Note that implementations are free to either interpolate the
37       * provided model directly or to create a clone of the model and interpolate the clone. Callers should always use
38       * the returned model and must not rely on the input model being updated.
39       *
40       * @param model The model to interpolate, must not be {@code null}.
41       * @param projectDir The project directory, may be {@code null} if the model does not belong to a local project but
42       *            to some artifact's metadata.
43       * @param request The model building request that holds further settings, must not be {@code null}.
44       * @param problems The container used to collect problems that were encountered, must not be {@code null}.
45       * @return The interpolated model, never {@code null}.
46       */
47      Model interpolateModel(Model model, File projectDir, ModelBuildingRequest request, ModelProblemCollector problems);
48  }