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019package org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl;
020
021import java.io.File;
022import java.nio.file.Path;
023import java.util.Map;
024import java.util.Properties;
025
026/**
027 * Manages access to a properties file.
028 */
029public interface TrackingFileManager {
030    /**
031     * Reads up the specified properties file into {@link Properties}, if exists, otherwise {@code null} is returned.
032     * @deprecated Use {@link #read(Path)} instead.
033     */
034    @Deprecated
035    Properties read(File file);
036
037    /**
038     * Reads up the specified properties file into {@link Properties}, if exists, otherwise {@code null} is returned.
039     * @since 2.0.0
040     */
041    Properties read(Path path);
042
043    /**
044     * Applies updates to specified properties file and returns resulting {@link Properties} with contents same
045     * as in updated file, never {@code null}.
046     * @deprecated Use {@link #update(Path, Map)} instead.
047     */
048    @Deprecated
049    Properties update(File file, Map<String, String> updates);
050
051    /**
052     * Applies updates to specified properties file and returns resulting {@link Properties} with contents same
053     * as in updated file, never {@code null}.
054     * @since 2.0.0
055     */
056    Properties update(Path path, Map<String, String> updates);
057}