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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  }