package org.apache.maven.shared.transfer.artifact;

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/**
 * <p>
 * Contains all required elements of a Maven Artifact to resolve and calculate its path for either a local or
 * remote Maven2 repository.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Robert Scholte
 */
public interface ArtifactCoordinate
{
    /**
     * @return The groupId of the artifact.
     */
    String getGroupId();

    /**
     * @return The artifactId of the artifact.
     */
    String getArtifactId();

    /**
     * A version, never a versionRange
     * 
     * @return The version.
     */
    String getVersion();

    /**
     * The file-extension of the artifact.
     * 
     * @return The extension.
     */
    String getExtension();

    /**
     * @return The classifier of the artifact.
     */
    String getClassifier();
}