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package org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.resolveengine.artifact;

import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ResolvedArtifact;
import org.gradle.api.artifacts.component.ComponentArtifactIdentifier;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * Represents an artifact that can be resolved. Call {@link #getFile()} or {@link ResolvedArtifact#getFile()} to resolve.
 */
public interface ResolvableArtifact {
    ComponentArtifactIdentifier getId();

    /**
     * Should this artifact be resolved synchronously? For example, is the result of {@link #getFile()} available in memory or can it be calculated quickly without IO calls? Or is the implementation of {@link #getFile()} not parallel safe?
     */
    boolean isResolveSynchronously();

    /**
     * Resolves the file, if not already, blocking until complete.
     */
    File getFile();

    ResolvedArtifact toPublicView();
}
