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19 package org.apache.maven.settings.building;
20
21 /**
22 * Builds the effective settings from a user settings file, a project settings file
23 * and/or a global settings file.
24 *
25 * @deprecated since 4.0.0, use {@link org.apache.maven.api.services.SettingsBuilder} instead
26 */
27 @Deprecated(since = "4.0.0")
28 public interface SettingsBuilder {
29
30 /**
31 * Builds the effective settings of the specified settings files.
32 *
33 * @param request The settings building request that holds the parameters, must not be {@code null}.
34 * @return The result of the settings building, never {@code null}.
35 * @throws SettingsBuildingException If the effective settings could not be built.
36 */
37 SettingsBuildingResult build(SettingsBuildingRequest request) throws SettingsBuildingException;
38 }