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package org.apache.maven.classrealm;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * Describes a constituent of a class realm.
 *
 */
public interface ClassRealmConstituent {

    /**
     * Gets the group id of the constituent's artifact.
     *
     * @return The group id, never {@code null}.
     */
    String getGroupId();

    /**
     * Gets the artifact id of the constituent's artifact.
     *
     * @return The artifact id, never {@code null}.
     */
    String getArtifactId();

    /**
     * Gets the type of the constituent's artifact.
     *
     * @return The type, never {@code null}.
     */
    String getType();

    /**
     * Gets the classifier of the constituent's artifact.
     *
     * @return The classifier or an empty string, never {@code null}.
     */
    String getClassifier();

    /**
     * Gets the version of the constituent's artifact.
     *
     * @return The version, never {@code null}.
     */
    String getVersion();

    /**
     * Gets the file of the constituent's artifact.
     *
     * @return The file, never {@code null}.
     */
    File getFile();
}
