org.eclipse.aether

## Interface RepositorySystem

-     public interface RepositorySystem

  The main entry point to the repository system.

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `CollectResult` | `collectDependencies(RepositorySystemSession session, CollectRequest request)` Collects the transitive dependencies of an artifact and builds a dependency graph.
    `DeployResult` | `deploy(RepositorySystemSession session, DeployRequest request)` Uploads a collection of artifacts and their accompanying metadata to a remote repository.
    `InstallResult` | `install(RepositorySystemSession session, InstallRequest request)` Installs a collection of artifacts and their accompanying metadata to the local repository.
    `LocalRepositoryManager` | `newLocalRepositoryManager(LocalRepository localRepository)` Creates a new manager for the specified local repository.
    `SyncContext` | `newSyncContext(RepositorySystemSession session, boolean shared)` Creates a new synchronization context.
    `ArtifactDescriptorResult` | `readArtifactDescriptor(RepositorySystemSession session, ArtifactDescriptorRequest request)` Gets information about an artifact like its direct dependencies and potential relocations.
    `ArtifactResult` | `resolveArtifact(RepositorySystemSession session, ArtifactRequest request)` Resolves the path for an artifact.
    `List<ArtifactResult>` | `resolveArtifacts(RepositorySystemSession session, Collection<? extends ArtifactRequest> requests)` Resolves the paths for a collection of artifacts.
    `DependencyResult` | `resolveDependencies(RepositorySystemSession session, DependencyRequest request)` Collects and resolves the transitive dependencies of an artifact.
    `List<MetadataResult>` | `resolveMetadata(RepositorySystemSession session, Collection<? extends MetadataRequest> requests)` Resolves the paths for a collection of metadata.
    `VersionResult` | `resolveVersion(RepositorySystemSession session, VersionRequest request)` Resolves an artifact's meta version (if any) to a concrete version.
    `VersionRangeResult` | `resolveVersionRange(RepositorySystemSession session, VersionRangeRequest request)` Expands a version range to a list of matching versions, in ascending order.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### resolveVersionRange

          VersionRangeResult resolveVersionRange(RepositorySystemSession session,
                                               VersionRangeRequest request)
                                                 throws VersionRangeResolutionException

      Expands a version range to a list of matching versions, in ascending order. For example, resolves "[3.8,4.0)" to ["3.8", "3.8.1", "3.8.2"].
      Parameters:
        `session` - The repository session, must not be `null`.
        `request` - The version range request, must not be `null`.
      Returns:
        The version range result, never `null`.
      Throws:
        `VersionRangeResolutionException` - If the requested range could not be parsed. Note that an empty range does not raise an exception.

    - #### resolveVersion

          VersionResult resolveVersion(RepositorySystemSession session,
                                     VersionRequest request)
                                       throws VersionResolutionException

      Resolves an artifact's meta version (if any) to a concrete version. For example, resolves "1.0-SNAPSHOT" to "1.0-20090208.132618-23".
      Parameters:
        `session` - The repository session, must not be `null`.
        `request` - The version request, must not be `null`.
      Returns:
        The version result, never `null`.
      Throws:
        `VersionResolutionException` - If the metaversion could not be resolved.

    - #### readArtifactDescriptor

          ArtifactDescriptorResult readArtifactDescriptor(RepositorySystemSession session,
                                                        ArtifactDescriptorRequest request)
                                                          throws ArtifactDescriptorException

      Gets information about an artifact like its direct dependencies and potential relocations.
      Parameters:
        `session` - The repository session, must not be `null`.
        `request` - The descriptor request, must not be `null`.
      Returns:
        The descriptor result, never `null`.
      Throws:
        `ArtifactDescriptorException` - If the artifact descriptor could not be read.
      See Also:
        `RepositorySystemSession.getArtifactDescriptorPolicy()`

    - #### collectDependencies

          CollectResult collectDependencies(RepositorySystemSession session,
                                          CollectRequest request)
                                            throws DependencyCollectionException

      Collects the transitive dependencies of an artifact and builds a dependency graph. Note that this operation is only concerned about determining the coordinates of the transitive dependencies. To also resolve the actual artifact files, use `resolveDependencies(RepositorySystemSession, DependencyRequest)`.
      Parameters:
        `session` - The repository session, must not be `null`.
        `request` - The collection request, must not be `null`.
      Returns:
        The collection result, never `null`.
      Throws:
        `DependencyCollectionException` - If the dependency tree could not be built.
      See Also:
        `RepositorySystemSession.getDependencyTraverser()`, `RepositorySystemSession.getDependencyManager()`, `RepositorySystemSession.getDependencySelector()`, `RepositorySystemSession.getDependencyGraphTransformer()`

    - #### resolveDependencies

          DependencyResult resolveDependencies(RepositorySystemSession session,
                                             DependencyRequest request)
                                               throws DependencyResolutionException

      Collects and resolves the transitive dependencies of an artifact. This operation is essentially a combination of `collectDependencies(RepositorySystemSession, CollectRequest)` and `resolveArtifacts(RepositorySystemSession, Collection)`.
      Parameters:
        `session` - The repository session, must not be `null`.
        `request` - The dependency request, must not be `null`.
      Returns:
        The dependency result, never `null`.
      Throws:
        `DependencyResolutionException` - If the dependency tree could not be built or any dependency artifact could not be resolved.

    - #### resolveArtifact

          ArtifactResult resolveArtifact(RepositorySystemSession session,
                                       ArtifactRequest request)
                                         throws ArtifactResolutionException

      Resolves the path for an artifact. The artifact will be downloaded to the local repository if necessary. An artifact that is already resolved will be skipped and is not re-resolved. In general, callers must not assume any relationship between an artifact's resolved filename and its coordinates. Note that this method assumes that any relocations have already been processed.
      Parameters:
        `session` - The repository session, must not be `null`.
        `request` - The resolution request, must not be `null`.
      Returns:
        The resolution result, never `null`.
      Throws:
        `ArtifactResolutionException` - If the artifact could not be resolved.
      See Also:
        `Artifact.getFile()`

    - #### resolveArtifacts

          List<ArtifactResult> resolveArtifacts(RepositorySystemSession session,
                                              Collection<? extends ArtifactRequest> requests)
                                                throws ArtifactResolutionException

      Resolves the paths for a collection of artifacts. Artifacts will be downloaded to the local repository if necessary. Artifacts that are already resolved will be skipped and are not re-resolved. In general, callers must not assume any relationship between an artifact's filename and its coordinates. Note that this method assumes that any relocations have already been processed.
      Parameters:
        `session` - The repository session, must not be `null`.
        `requests` - The resolution requests, must not be `null`.
      Returns:
        The resolution results (in request order), never `null`.
      Throws:
        `ArtifactResolutionException` - If any artifact could not be resolved.
      See Also:
        `Artifact.getFile()`

    - #### resolveMetadata

          List<MetadataResult> resolveMetadata(RepositorySystemSession session,
                                             Collection<? extends MetadataRequest> requests)

      Resolves the paths for a collection of metadata. Metadata will be downloaded to the local repository if necessary, e.g. because it hasn't been cached yet or the cache is deemed outdated.
      Parameters:
        `session` - The repository session, must not be `null`.
        `requests` - The resolution requests, must not be `null`.
      Returns:
        The resolution results (in request order), never `null`.
      See Also:
        `Metadata.getFile()`

    - #### install

          InstallResult install(RepositorySystemSession session,
                              InstallRequest request)
                                throws InstallationException

      Installs a collection of artifacts and their accompanying metadata to the local repository.
      Parameters:
        `session` - The repository session, must not be `null`.
        `request` - The installation request, must not be `null`.
      Returns:
        The installation result, never `null`.
      Throws:
        `InstallationException` - If any artifact/metadata from the request could not be installed.

    - #### deploy

          DeployResult deploy(RepositorySystemSession session,
                            DeployRequest request)
                              throws DeploymentException

      Uploads a collection of artifacts and their accompanying metadata to a remote repository.
      Parameters:
        `session` - The repository session, must not be `null`.
        `request` - The deployment request, must not be `null`.
      Returns:
        The deployment result, never `null`.
      Throws:
        `DeploymentException` - If any artifact/metadata from the request could not be deployed.

    - #### newLocalRepositoryManager

          LocalRepositoryManager newLocalRepositoryManager(LocalRepository localRepository)

      Creates a new manager for the specified local repository. If the specified local repository has no type, the default repository type will be used.
      Parameters:
        `localRepository` - The local repository to create a manager for, must not be `null`.
      Returns:
        The local repository manager, never `null`.
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - If the specified repository type is not recognized or no base directory is given.

    - #### newSyncContext

          SyncContext newSyncContext(RepositorySystemSession session,
                                   boolean shared)

      Creates a new synchronization context.
      Parameters:
        `session` - The repository session during which the context will be used, must not be `null`.
        `shared` - A flag indicating whether access to the artifacts/metadata associated with the new context can be shared among concurrent readers or whether access needs to be exclusive to the calling thread.
      Returns:
        The synchronization context, never `null`.

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