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19 package org.apache.maven.project.collector;
20
21 import java.io.File;
22 import java.util.List;
23
24 import org.apache.maven.execution.MavenExecutionRequest;
25 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
26 import org.apache.maven.project.ProjectBuildingException;
27
28 /**
29 * Facade to select projects for a given set of pom.xml files.
30 */
31 public interface ProjectsSelector {
32 /**
33 * Select Maven projects from a list of POM files.
34 * @param files List of POM files.
35 * @param request The {@link MavenExecutionRequest}
36 * @return A list of projects that have been found in the specified POM files.
37 * @throws ProjectBuildingException In case the POMs are not used.
38 */
39 List<MavenProject> selectProjects(List<File> files, MavenExecutionRequest request) throws ProjectBuildingException;
40 }