package org.apache.maven.settings.building;

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import java.io.File;
import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * Collects settings that control the building of effective settings.
 * 
 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
 */
public interface SettingsBuildingRequest
{

    /**
     * Gets the global settings file.
     * 
     * @return The global settings file or {@code null} if none.
     */
    File getGlobalSettingsFile();

    /**
     * Sets the global settings file. A non-existent settings file is equivalent to empty settings. If both user
     * settings and global settings are given, the user settings take precedence.
     * 
     * @param globalSettingsFile The global settings file, may be {@code null} to disable global settings.
     * @return This request, never {@code null}.
     */
    SettingsBuildingRequest setGlobalSettingsFile( File globalSettingsFile );

    /**
     * Gets the global settings source.
     * 
     * @return The global settings source or {@code null} if none.
     */
    SettingsSource getGlobalSettingsSource();

    /**
     * Sets the global settings source. If both user settings and a global settings are given, the user settings take
     * precedence.
     * 
     * @param globalSettingsSource The global settings source, may be {@code null} to disable global settings.
     * @return This request, never {@code null}.
     */
    SettingsBuildingRequest setGlobalSettingsSource( SettingsSource globalSettingsSource );

    /**
     * Gets the user settings file.
     * 
     * @return The user settings file or {@code null} if none.
     */
    File getUserSettingsFile();

    /**
     * Sets the user settings file. A non-existent settings file is equivalent to empty settings. If both a user
     * settings file and a global settings file are given, the user settings take precedence.
     * 
     * @param userSettingsFile The user settings file, may be {@code null} to disable user settings.
     * @return This request, never {@code null}.
     */
    SettingsBuildingRequest setUserSettingsFile( File userSettingsFile );

    /**
     * Gets the user settings source.
     * 
     * @return The user settings source or {@code null} if none.
     */
    SettingsSource getUserSettingsSource();

    /**
     * Sets the user settings source. If both user settings and a global settings are given, the user settings take
     * precedence.
     * 
     * @param userSettingsSource The user settings source, may be {@code null} to disable user settings.
     * @return This request, never {@code null}.
     */
    SettingsBuildingRequest setUserSettingsSource( SettingsSource userSettingsSource );

    /**
     * Gets the system properties to use for interpolation. The system properties are collected from the runtime
     * environment like {@link System#getProperties()} and environment variables.
     * 
     * @return The system properties, never {@code null}.
     */
    Properties getSystemProperties();

    /**
     * Sets the system properties to use for interpolation. The system properties are collected from the runtime
     * environment like {@link System#getProperties()} and environment variables.
     * 
     * @param systemProperties The system properties, may be {@code null}.
     * @return This request, never {@code null}.
     */
    SettingsBuildingRequest setSystemProperties( Properties systemProperties );

    /**
     * Gets the user properties to use for interpolation. The user properties have been configured directly by the user
     * on his discretion, e.g. via the {@code -Dkey=value} parameter on the command line.
     * 
     * @return The user properties, never {@code null}.
     */
    Properties getUserProperties();

    /**
     * Sets the user properties to use for interpolation. The user properties have been configured directly by the user
     * on his discretion, e.g. via the {@code -Dkey=value} parameter on the command line.
     * 
     * @param userProperties The user properties, may be {@code null}.
     * @return This request, never {@code null}.
     */
    SettingsBuildingRequest setUserProperties( Properties userProperties );

}
