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19  package org.apache.maven.api.services;
20  
21  import java.util.List;
22  
23  import org.apache.maven.api.Service;
24  import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
25  
26  /**
27   * Service used to interact with the end user.
28   *
29   * @since 4.0
30   */
31  @Experimental
32  public interface Prompter extends Service {
33      /**
34       * Prompts the user for a string.
35       *
36       * @param message the message to display to the user
37       * @return the string entered by the user
38       * @throws PrompterException if an exception occurs
39       */
40      default String prompt(String message) throws PrompterException {
41          return prompt(message, null, null);
42      }
43  
44      /**
45       * Prompts the user for a string using a default value.
46       *
47       * @param message the message to display
48       * @param defaultReply the default reply value
49       * @return the string entered by the user
50       * @throws PrompterException if an exception occurs
51       */
52      default String prompt(String message, String defaultReply) throws PrompterException {
53          return prompt(message, null, defaultReply);
54      }
55  
56      /**
57       * Prompts the user for a string using a list of possible values.
58       *
59       * @param message the message to display
60       * @param possibleValues the list of possible values
61       * @return the string entered by the user
62       * @throws PrompterException if an exception occurs
63       */
64      default String prompt(String message, List<String> possibleValues) throws PrompterException {
65          return prompt(message, possibleValues, null);
66      }
67  
68      /**
69       * Prompts the user for a string using a list of possible values and a default reply.
70       *
71       * @param message the message to display
72       * @param possibleValues the list of possible values
73       * @param defaultReply the default reply value
74       * @return the string entered by the user
75       * @throws PrompterException if an exception occurs
76       */
77      String prompt(String message, List<String> possibleValues, String defaultReply) throws PrompterException;
78  
79      /**
80       * Prompts the user for a password.
81       *
82       * @param message the message to display
83       * @return the password entered by the user
84       * @throws PrompterException if an exception occurs
85       */
86      String promptForPassword(String message) throws PrompterException;
87  
88      /**
89       * Displays a message to the user.
90       *
91       * @param message the message to display
92       * @throws PrompterException if an exception occurs
93       */
94      void showMessage(String message) throws PrompterException;
95  }