package org.apache.maven.plugin;

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import org.apache.maven.execution.MavenSession;
import org.sonatype.aether.RepositorySystemSession;

/**
 * Helps to provide backward-compatibility with plugins that use legacy components. <strong>Warning:</strong> This is an
 * internal utility interface that is only public for technical reasons, it is not part of the public API. In
 * particular, this interface can be changed or deleted without prior notice.
 * 
 * @since 3.0
 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
 */
public interface LegacySupport
{

    /**
     * Sets the currently active session. Some legacy components are basically stateful and their API is missing
     * parameters that would be required to delegate to a stateless component. Saving the session (in a thread-local
     * variable) is our best effort to record any state that is required to enable proper delegation.
     * 
     * @param session The currently active session, may be {@code null}.
     */
    void setSession( MavenSession session );

    /**
     * Gets the currently active session.
     * 
     * @return The currently active session or {@code null} if none.
     */
    MavenSession getSession();

    /**
     * Gets the currently active repository session.
     * 
     * @return The currently active repository session or {@code null} if none.
     */
    RepositorySystemSession getRepositorySession();

}
