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package org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.resolveengine.graph;

import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ModuleVersionIdentifier;
import org.gradle.internal.component.model.ComponentResolveMetadata;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * A {@link ResolvedGraphComponent} that is used during the resolution of the dependency graph.
 * Additional fields in this interface are not required to reconstitute the serialized graph.
 */
public interface DependencyGraphComponent extends ResolvedGraphComponent {
    /**
     * Returns the meta-data for the component. Resolves if not already resolved.
     *
     * @return null if the meta-data is not available due to some failure.
     */
    @Nullable
    ComponentResolveMetadata getMetadata();

    Collection<? extends DependencyGraphComponent> getDependents();

    /**
     * Returns all versions that were seen for this component during
     * resolution.
     */
    Collection<? extends ModuleVersionIdentifier> getAllVersions();
}
