1 package org.apache.maven.artifact.handler;
2
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21
22 /**
23 * An artifact handler defines for a dependency type, defined as Plexus role:<ul>
24 * <li>extension and classifier, to be able to download the file,</li>
25 * <li>information on how to use the artifact: whether to add it to the classpath, or to take into account its
26 * dependencies.</li>
27 * </ul>
28 *
29 * @author <a href="mailto:jason@maven.org">Jason van Zyl</a>
30 */
31 public interface ArtifactHandler
32 {
33 @Deprecated
34 String ROLE = ArtifactHandler.class.getName();
35
36 /**
37 * Get the file extension associated to the file represented by the dependency type.
38 *
39 * @return the file extension
40 */
41 String getExtension();
42
43 String getDirectory();
44
45 /**
46 * Get the classifier associated to the dependency type.
47 *
48 * @return the classifier
49 */
50 String getClassifier();
51
52 String getPackaging();
53
54 boolean isIncludesDependencies();
55
56 String getLanguage();
57
58 boolean isAddedToClasspath();
59 }