package org.eclipse.aether.repository;

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import java.io.File;
import java.util.List;

import org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact;

Manages a repository backed by the IDE workspace, a build session or a similar ad-hoc collection of artifacts.
See Also:
getWorkspaceReader.getWorkspaceReader()/**
 * Manages a repository backed by the IDE workspace, a build session or a similar ad-hoc collection of artifacts.
 * 
 * @see org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession#getWorkspaceReader()
 */
public interface WorkspaceReader
{

    
Gets a description of the workspace repository.
Returns:
The repository description, never null./**
     * Gets a description of the workspace repository.
     * 
     * @return The repository description, never {@code null}.
     */
    WorkspaceRepository getRepository();

    
Locates the specified artifact.
Params:
artifact – The artifact to locate, must not be null.
Returns:
The path to the artifact or null if the artifact is not available./**
     * Locates the specified artifact.
     * 
     * @param artifact The artifact to locate, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return The path to the artifact or {@code null} if the artifact is not available.
     */
    File findArtifact( Artifact artifact );

    
Determines all available versions of the specified artifact.
Params:
artifact – The artifact whose versions should be listed, must not be null.
Returns:
The available versions of the artifact, must not be null./**
     * Determines all available versions of the specified artifact.
     * 
     * @param artifact The artifact whose versions should be listed, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return The available versions of the artifact, must not be {@code null}.
     */
    List<String> findVersions( Artifact artifact );

}