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package org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.api.maven.filter;

import java.util.List;

import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.api.ResolutionFilter;
import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.api.maven.coordinate.MavenDependency;

/**
 * Determines whether a Maven {@link MavenDependency} is to be honored in resolution.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:alr@jboss.org">Andrew Lee Rubinger</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:kpiwko@redhat.com">Karel Piwko</a>
 */
public interface MavenResolutionFilter extends ResolutionFilter {

    /**
     * Determines whether or not a {@link MavenDependency} is accepted by this filter. The filtering mechanism may
     * consult the project's explicitly-defined dependencies and <code>dependencyManagement</code> (guaranteed immutable
     * and non-null) in determining whether filtering should be applied.
     *
     * @param dependency
     *            Candidate for inclusion
     * @param dependenciesForResolution
     *            Explicitly-declared dependencies for the current session, does not include those obtained via
     *            transitivity
     * @param dependencyAncestors
     *            A list of ancestors of the candidate for inclusion.
     * @return Whether or not a {@link MavenDependency} is accepted by this filter.
     */
    boolean accepts(MavenDependency dependency, List<MavenDependency> dependenciesForResolution, List<MavenDependency> dependencyAncestors);

}
