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19  package org.eclipse.aether.graph;
20  
21  /**
22   * A visitor for nodes of the dependency graph.
23   *
24   * @see DependencyNode#accept(DependencyVisitor)
25   */
26  public interface DependencyVisitor {
27  
28      /**
29       * Notifies the visitor of a node visit before its children have been processed.
30       *
31       * @param node The dependency node being visited, must not be {@code null}.
32       * @return {@code true} to visit child nodes of the specified node as well, {@code false} to skip children.
33       */
34      boolean visitEnter(DependencyNode node);
35  
36      /**
37       * Notifies the visitor of a node visit after its children have been processed. Note that this method is always
38       * invoked regardless whether any children have actually been visited.
39       *
40       * @param node The dependency node being visited, must not be {@code null}.
41       * @return {@code true} to visit siblings nodes of the specified node as well, {@code false} to skip siblings.
42       */
43      boolean visitLeave(DependencyNode node);
44  }