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package org.eclipse.aether.collection;
import org.eclipse.aether.RepositoryException;
import org.eclipse.aether.graph.DependencyNode;
/**
* Transforms a given dependency graph.
*
* Note: Implementations must be stateless.
*
* Warning: Dependency graphs may generally contain cycles. As such a graph transformer that cannot assume for
* sure that cycles have already been eliminated must gracefully handle cyclic graphs, e.g. guard against infinite
* recursion.
*
* @see org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession#getDependencyGraphTransformer()
*/
public interface DependencyGraphTransformer
{
/**
* Transforms the dependency graph denoted by the specified root node. The transformer may directly change the
* provided input graph or create a new graph, the former is recommended for performance reasons.
*
* @param node The root node of the (possibly cyclic!) graph to transform, must not be {@code null}.
* @param context The graph transformation context, must not be {@code null}.
* @return The result graph of the transformation, never {@code null}.
* @throws RepositoryException If the transformation failed.
*/
DependencyNode transformGraph( DependencyNode node, DependencyGraphTransformationContext context )
throws RepositoryException;
}