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19  package org.apache.maven.api.model;
20  
21  /**
22   * Tracks input source locations for model fields.
23   * <p>
24   * Implementations provide a mapping from keys (typically field names or indices) to
25   * {@link InputLocation} instances to support precise error reporting and diagnostics.
26   * Keys must be non-null.
27   *
28   * @since 4.0.0
29   */
30  public interface InputLocationTracker {
31      /**
32       * Gets the location of the specified field in the input source.
33       *
34       * @param field the key of the field, must not be {@code null}
35       * @return the location of the field in the input source or {@code null} if unknown
36       * @throws NullPointerException if {@code field} is {@code null}
37       */
38      InputLocation getLocation(Object field);
39  
40      /**
41       * Gets the parent InputLocation where this InputLocation may have been imported from.
42       * Can return {@code null}.
43       *
44       * @return InputLocation
45       * @since 4.0.0
46       */
47      InputLocation getImportedFrom();
48  }