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+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2013 Sonatype, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ * Sonatype, Inc. - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.aether.artifact;
+
+/**
+ * The keys for common properties of artifacts.
+ *
+ * @see Artifact#getProperties()
+ */
+public final class ArtifactProperties
+{
+
+ /**
+ * A high-level characterization of the artifact, e.g. "maven-plugin" or "test-jar".
+ *
+ * @see ArtifactType#getId()
+ */
+ public static final String TYPE = "type";
+
+ /**
+ * The programming language this artifact is relevant for, e.g. "java" or "none".
+ */
+ public static final String LANGUAGE = "language";
+
+ /**
+ * The (expected) path to the artifact on the local filesystem. An artifact which has this property set is assumed
+ * to be not present in any regular repository and likewise has no artifact descriptor. Artifact resolution will
+ * verify the path and resolve the artifact if the path actually denotes an existing file. If the path isn't valid,
+ * resolution will fail and no attempts to search local/remote repositories are made.
+ */
+ public static final String LOCAL_PATH = "localPath";
+
+ /**
+ * A boolean flag indicating whether the artifact presents some kind of bundle that physically includes its
+ * dependencies, e.g. a fat WAR.
+ */
+ public static final String INCLUDES_DEPENDENCIES = "includesDependencies";
+
+ /**
+ * A boolean flag indicating whether the artifact is meant to be used for the compile/runtime/test build path of a
+ * consumer project.
+ */
+ public static final String CONSTITUTES_BUILD_PATH = "constitutesBuildPath";
+
+ /**
+ * The URL to a web page from which the artifact can be manually downloaded. This URL is not contacted by the
+ * repository system but serves as a pointer for the end user to assist in getting artifacts that are not published
+ * in a proper repository.
+ */
+ public static final String DOWNLOAD_URL = "downloadUrl";
+
+ private ArtifactProperties()
+ {
+ // hide constructor
+ }
+
+}