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package org.apache.maven.model.path;

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import java.io.File;

/**
 * Resolves relative paths against a specific base directory.
 *
 * @author Jason van Zyl
 */
public interface PathTranslator
{

    /**
     * Resolves the specified path against the given base directory. The resolved path will be absolute and uses the
     * platform-specific file separator if a base directory is given. Otherwise, the input path will be returned
     * unaltered.
     *
     * @param path The path to resolve, may be {@code null}.
     * @param basedir The base directory to resolve relative paths against, may be {@code null}.
     * @return The resolved path or {@code null} if the input path was {@code null}.
     */
    String alignToBaseDirectory( String path, File basedir );

}