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package org.gradle.internal.file;

import org.gradle.internal.Factory;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * Resolves some path object to a `File`. May or may not be able to resolve relative paths.
 */
public interface PathToFileResolver {
    /**
     * Resolves the given path to a file.
     */
    File resolve(Object path);

    /**
     * Returns a factory that resolves the given path to a file on each call to {@link Factory#create()}.
     */
    Factory<File> resolveLater(Object path);

    /**
     * Returns a resolver that resolves paths relative to the given base dir.
     */
    PathToFileResolver newResolver(File baseDir);
}
