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package org.gradle.api.artifacts;

import groovy.lang.Closure;
import org.gradle.api.Action;
import org.gradle.api.file.FileCollection;

/**
 * A set of {@link Dependency} objects which can be resolved to a set of {@code File} instances.
 */
public interface ResolvableDependencies {
    /**
     * Returns the name of this set.
     *
     * @return The name. Never null.
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the path of this set. This is a unique identifier for this set.
     *
     * @return The path. Never null.
     */
    String getPath();

    /**
     * Returns a {@link FileCollection} which contains the resolved set of files. The returned value is lazy, so dependency resolution is not performed until the contents of the
     * collection are queried.
     *
     * @return The collection. Never null.
     */
    FileCollection getFiles();

    /**
     * Returns the set of dependencies which will be resolved.
     *
     * @return the dependencies. Never null.
     */
    DependencySet getDependencies();

    /**
     * Adds an action to be executed before the dependencies in this set are resolved.
     *
     * @param action The action to execute.
     */
    void beforeResolve(Action<? super ResolvableDependencies> action);

    /**
     * Adds an action to be executed before the dependencies in this set are resolved.
     *
     * @param action The action to execute.
     */
    void beforeResolve(Closure action);

    /**
     * Adds an action to be executed after the dependencies of this set have been resolved.
     *
     * @param action The action to execute.
     */
    void afterResolve(Action<? super ResolvableDependencies> action);

    /**
     * Adds an action to be executed after the dependencies of this set have been resolved.
     *
     * @param action The action to execute.
     */
    void afterResolve(Closure action);
}
