001    package org.apache.maven.project;
002    
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021    
022    /**
023     * Resolves the transitive dependencies of a project.
024     * 
025     * @author Benjamin Bentmann
026     */
027    public interface ProjectDependenciesResolver
028    {
029    
030        /**
031         * Resolves the transitive dependencies of a project.
032         * 
033         * @param request The resolution request holding the parameters, must not be {@code null}.
034         * @return The resolution result, never {@code null}.
035         * @throws DependencyResolutionException If any project dependency could not be resolved.
036         */
037        DependencyResolutionResult resolve( DependencyResolutionRequest request )
038            throws DependencyResolutionException;
039    
040    }