1 package org.apache.maven.api;
2
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21
22 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;
23
24 public interface Dependency extends Artifact
25 {
26
27 /**
28 * The artifact type.
29 *
30 * @return The artifact type, never {@code null}.
31 */
32 @Nonnull
33 Type getType();
34
35 Scope getScope();
36
37 boolean isOptional();
38
39 /**
40 * Creates a {@code DependencyCoordinate} based on this {@code Dependency}.
41 *
42 * @return a {@link DependencyCoordinate}
43 */
44 @Nonnull
45 DependencyCoordinate toCoordinate();
46
47 }