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package org.gradle.model.internal.core;

import com.google.common.base.Optional;
import org.gradle.api.Nullable;
import org.gradle.model.internal.core.rule.describe.ModelRuleDescriptor;
import org.gradle.model.internal.type.ModelType;

import java.util.List;

public interface ModelAdapter {

    @Nullable
    <T> ModelView<? extends T> asImmutable(ModelType<T> type, MutableModelNode node, @Nullable ModelRuleDescriptor ruleDescriptor);

    @Nullable
    <T> ModelView<? extends T> asMutable(ModelType<T> type, MutableModelNode node, ModelRuleDescriptor ruleDescriptor, List<ModelView<?>> implicitDependencies);

    @Override
        // must implement logical equality
    boolean equals(Object other);

    Optional<String> getValueDescription(MutableModelNode mutableModelNode);
}
