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19 package org.apache.maven.model.superpom;
20
21 import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
22
23 /**
24 * Provides the super POM that all models implicitly inherit from.
25 *
26 * @deprecated use {@link org.apache.maven.api.services.ModelBuilder} instead
27 */
28 @Deprecated(since = "4.0.0")
29 public interface SuperPomProvider {
30
31 /**
32 * Gets the super POM for the specified model version. The returned model is supposed to be read-only, i.e. if the
33 * caller intends to make updates to the model the return value must be cloned before updating to ensure the
34 * modifications don't affect future retrievals of the super POM.
35 *
36 * @param version The model version to retrieve the super POM for (e.g. "4.0.0"), must not be {@code null}.
37 * @return The super POM, never {@code null}.
38 */
39 Model getSuperModel(String version);
40 }