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19 package org.apache.maven.model.locator;
20
21 import java.io.File;
22 import java.nio.file.Path;
23
24 /**
25 * Locates a POM file within a project base directory.
26 *
27 */
28 public interface ModelLocator {
29
30 /**
31 * Locates the POM file within the specified project directory. In case the given project directory does not exist
32 * or does not contain a POM file, the return value indicates the expected path to the POM file. Subdirectories of
33 * the project directory will not be considered when locating the POM file. The return value will be an absolute
34 * path if the project directory is given as an absolute path.
35 *
36 * @param projectDirectory The (possibly non-existent) base directory to locate the POM file in, must not be {@code
37 * null}.
38 * @return The path to the (possibly non-existent) POM file, never {@code null}.
39 * @deprecated Use {@link #locatePom(Path)} instead.
40 */
41 @Deprecated
42 File locatePom(File projectDirectory);
43
44 /**
45 * Locates the POM file within the specified project directory. In case the given project directory does not exist
46 * or does not contain a POM file, the return value indicates the expected path to the POM file. Subdirectories of
47 * the project directory will not be considered when locating the POM file. The return value will be an absolute
48 * path if the project directory is given as an absolute path.
49 *
50 * @param projectDirectory The (possibly non-existent) base directory to locate the POM file in, must not be {@code
51 * null}.
52 * @return The path to the (possibly non-existent) POM file, never {@code null}.
53 * @since 4.0.0
54 */
55 Path locatePom(Path projectDirectory);
56
57 /**
58 * Returns the file containing the pom or null if a pom can not be found at the given file or in the given directory.
59 *
60 * @deprecated Use {@link #locateExistingPom(Path)} instead.
61 */
62 @Deprecated
63 File locateExistingPom(File project);
64
65 /**
66 * Returns the file containing the pom or null if a pom can not be found at the given file or in the given directory.
67 *
68 * @since 4.0.0
69 */
70 Path locateExistingPom(Path project);
71 }