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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.repository;
+
+import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
+import org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact;
+import org.eclipse.aether.metadata.Metadata;
+
+/**
+ * Manages access to a local repository.
+ *
+ * @see RepositorySystemSession#getLocalRepositoryManager()
+ * @see org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystem#newLocalRepositoryManager(RepositorySystemSession, LocalRepository)
+ */
+public interface LocalRepositoryManager
+{
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the description of the local repository being managed.
+ *
+ * @return The description of the local repository, never {@code null}.
+ */
+ LocalRepository getRepository();
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the relative path for a locally installed artifact. Note that the artifact need not actually exist yet at
+ * the returned location, the path merely indicates where the artifact would eventually be stored. The path uses the
+ * forward slash as directory separator regardless of the underlying file system.
+ *
+ * @param artifact The artifact for which to determine the path, must not be {@code null}.
+ * @return The path, relative to the local repository's base directory.
+ */
+ String getPathForLocalArtifact( Artifact artifact );
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the relative path for an artifact cached from a remote repository. Note that the artifact need not actually
+ * exist yet at the returned location, the path merely indicates where the artifact would eventually be stored. The
+ * path uses the forward slash as directory separator regardless of the underlying file system.
+ *
+ * @param artifact The artifact for which to determine the path, must not be {@code null}.
+ * @param repository The source repository of the artifact, must not be {@code null}.
+ * @param context The resolution context in which the artifact is being requested, may be {@code null}.
+ * @return The path, relative to the local repository's base directory.
+ */
+ String getPathForRemoteArtifact( Artifact artifact, RemoteRepository repository, String context );
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the relative path for locally installed metadata. Note that the metadata need not actually exist yet at the
+ * returned location, the path merely indicates where the metadata would eventually be stored. The path uses the
+ * forward slash as directory separator regardless of the underlying file system.
+ *
+ * @param metadata The metadata for which to determine the path, must not be {@code null}.
+ * @return The path, relative to the local repository's base directory.
+ */
+ String getPathForLocalMetadata( Metadata metadata );
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the relative path for metadata cached from a remote repository. Note that the metadata need not actually
+ * exist yet at the returned location, the path merely indicates where the metadata would eventually be stored. The
+ * path uses the forward slash as directory separator regardless of the underlying file system.
+ *
+ * @param metadata The metadata for which to determine the path, must not be {@code null}.
+ * @param repository The source repository of the metadata, must not be {@code null}.
+ * @param context The resolution context in which the metadata is being requested, may be {@code null}.
+ * @return The path, relative to the local repository's base directory.
+ */
+ String getPathForRemoteMetadata( Metadata metadata, RemoteRepository repository, String context );
+
+ /**
+ * Queries for the existence of an artifact in the local repository. The request could be satisfied by a locally
+ * installed artifact or a previously downloaded artifact.
+ *
+ * @param session The repository system session during which the request is made, must not be {@code null}.
+ * @param request The artifact request, must not be {@code null}.
+ * @return The result of the request, never {@code null}.
+ */
+ LocalArtifactResult find( RepositorySystemSession session, LocalArtifactRequest request );
+
+ /**
+ * Registers an installed or resolved artifact with the local repository. Note that artifact registration is merely
+ * concerned about updating the local repository's internal state, not about actually installing the artifact or its
+ * accompanying metadata.
+ *
+ * @param session The repository system session during which the registration is made, must not be {@code null}.
+ * @param request The registration request, must not be {@code null}.
+ */
+ void add( RepositorySystemSession session, LocalArtifactRegistration request );
+
+ /**
+ * Queries for the existence of metadata in the local repository. The request could be satisfied by locally
+ * installed or previously downloaded metadata.
+ *
+ * @param session The repository system session during which the request is made, must not be {@code null}.
+ * @param request The metadata request, must not be {@code null}.
+ * @return The result of the request, never {@code null}.
+ */
+ LocalMetadataResult find( RepositorySystemSession session, LocalMetadataRequest request );
+
+ /**
+ * Registers installed or resolved metadata with the local repository. Note that metadata registration is merely
+ * concerned about updating the local repository's internal state, not about actually installing the metadata.
+ * However, this method MUST be called after the actual install to give the repository manager the opportunity to
+ * inspect the added metadata.
+ *
+ * @param session The repository system session during which the registration is made, must not be {@code null}.
+ * @param request The registration request, must not be {@code null}.
+ */
+ void add( RepositorySystemSession session, LocalMetadataRegistration request );
+
+}