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19 package org.apache.maven.api;
20
21 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
22 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Immutable;
23 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;
24
25 /**
26 *
27 * @since 4.0.0
28 */
29 @Experimental
30 @Immutable
31 public interface Dependency extends Artifact {
32
33 /**
34 * The dependency type.
35 *
36 * @return the dependency type, never {@code null}
37 */
38 @Nonnull
39 Type getType();
40
41 @Nonnull
42 DependencyScope getScope();
43
44 boolean isOptional();
45
46 /**
47 * Creates a {@code DependencyCoordinate} based on this {@code Dependency}.
48 *
49 * @return a {@link DependencyCoordinate}
50 */
51 @Nonnull
52 @Override
53 DependencyCoordinate toCoordinate();
54 }