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11  package org.eclipse.aether.collection;
12  
13  import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
14  
15  /**
16   * A context used during dependency collection to exchange information within a chain of dependency graph transformers.
17   * 
18   * @see DependencyGraphTransformer
19   * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
20   * @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
21   */
22  public interface DependencyGraphTransformationContext
23  {
24  
25      /**
26       * Gets the repository system session during which the graph transformation happens.
27       * 
28       * @return The repository system session, never {@code null}.
29       */
30      RepositorySystemSession getSession();
31  
32      /**
33       * Gets a keyed value from the context.
34       * 
35       * @param key The key used to query the value, must not be {@code null}.
36       * @return The queried value or {@code null} if none.
37       */
38      Object get( Object key );
39  
40      /**
41       * Puts a keyed value into the context.
42       * 
43       * @param key The key used to store the value, must not be {@code null}.
44       * @param value The value to store, may be {@code null} to remove the mapping.
45       * @return The previous value associated with the key or {@code null} if none.
46       */
47      Object put( Object key, Object value );
48  
49  }