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 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.gradle.api.artifacts;

/**
 * The identifier for a module artifact.
 */
public interface ArtifactIdentifier {
    /**
     * Returns the identifier of the module that owns this artifact.
     */
    ModuleVersionIdentifier getModuleVersionIdentifier();

    /**
     * Returns the name of this artifact.
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the type of this artifact. Often the type is the same as the extension,
     * but sometimes this is not the case. For example for an ivy XML module descriptor, the type is
     * <em>ivy</em> and the extension is <em>xml</em>.
     *
     * @see #getExtension()
     */
    String getType();

    /**
     * Returns the extension of this artifact. Often the extension is the same as the type,
     * but sometimes this is not the case. For example for an ivy XML module descriptor, the type is
     * <em>ivy</em> and the extension is <em>xml</em>.
     *
     * @see #getType()
     */
    String getExtension();

    /**
     * Returns the classifier of this artifact, if any.
     */
    String getClassifier();

}
