DependencyCollectionContext (Maven Artifact Resolver 1.3.2 API)

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public interface DependencyCollectionContext
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A context used during dependency collection to update the dependency manager, selector and traverser.

See Also:

DependencyManager.deriveChildManager(DependencyCollectionContext), DependencyTraverser.deriveChildTraverser(DependencyCollectionContext), DependencySelector.deriveChildSelector(DependencyCollectionContext), VersionFilter.deriveChildFilter(DependencyCollectionContext)

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Artifact`	`getArtifact()`	Gets the artifact whose children are to be processed next during dependency collection.
`Dependency`	`getDependency()`	Gets the dependency whose children are to be processed next during dependency collection.
`List<Dependency>`	`getManagedDependencies()`	Gets the dependency management information that was contributed by the artifact descriptor of the current dependency.
`RepositorySystemSession`	`getSession()`	Gets the repository system session during which the dependency collection happens.

- Method Detail
  - getSession
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RepositorySystemSession getSession()
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    Gets the repository system session during which the dependency collection happens.
    
    Returns:
    
    The repository system session, never null.
  - getArtifact
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Artifact getArtifact()
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    Gets the artifact whose children are to be processed next during dependency collection. For all nodes but the root, this is simply shorthand for getDependency().getArtifact(). In case of the root node however, getDependency() might be null while the node still has an artifact which serves as its label and is not to be resolved.
    
    Returns:
    
    The artifact whose children are going to be processed or null in case of the root node without dependency and label.
  - getDependency
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Dependency getDependency()
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    Gets the dependency whose children are to be processed next during dependency collection.
    
    Returns:
    
    The dependency whose children are going to be processed or null in case of the root node without dependency.
  - getManagedDependencies
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List<Dependency> getManagedDependencies()
```
    Gets the dependency management information that was contributed by the artifact descriptor of the current dependency.
    
    Returns:
    
    The dependency management information, never null.