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package org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.properties;

import org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.TaskDependencyContainer;
import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider;
import org.gradle.internal.scan.UsedByScanPlugin;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import java.util.concurrent.Callable;

/**
 * A supplier of a property value. The property value may not necessarily be final and may change over time.
 */
@UsedByScanPlugin("test-distribution")
public interface PropertyValue extends Callable {
    /**
     * The value of the underlying property, replacing an empty provider by {@literal null}.
     *
     * This is required for allowing optional provider properties - all code which unpacks providers calls {@link Provider#get()} and would fail if an optional provider is passed.
     * Returning {@literal null} from a {@link Callable} is ignored, and {@link PropertyValue} is a {@link Callable}.
     */
    @Nullable
    @Override
    @UsedByScanPlugin("test-distribution")
    Object call();

    /**
     * The unprocessed value of the underlying property.
     */
    @Nullable
    Object getUnprocessedValue();

    /**
     * Returns the dependencies of the property value, if supported by the value implementation. Returns an empty collection if not supported or the value has no producer tasks.
     */
    TaskDependencyContainer getTaskDependencies();

    /**
     * Finalizes the property value, if possible. This makes the value final, so that it no longer changes, but not necessarily immutable.
     */
    void maybeFinalizeValue();
}