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19 package org.apache.maven.model.path;
20
21 import java.io.File;
22
23 /**
24 * Resolves relative paths against a specific base directory.
25 *
26 */
27 public interface PathTranslator {
28
29 /**
30 * Resolves the specified path against the given base directory. The resolved path will be absolute and uses the
31 * platform-specific file separator if a base directory is given. Otherwise, the input path will be returned
32 * unaltered.
33 *
34 * @param path The path to resolve, may be {@code null}.
35 * @param basedir The base directory to resolve relative paths against, may be {@code null}.
36 * @return The resolved path or {@code null} if the input path was {@code null}.
37 */
38 String alignToBaseDirectory(String path, File basedir);
39 }