package org.apache.maven.settings.building;

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import java.util.List;

import org.apache.maven.settings.Settings;

/**
 * Collects the output of the settings builder.
 * 
 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
 */
public interface SettingsBuildingResult
{

    /**
     * Gets the assembled settings.
     * 
     * @return The assembled settings, never {@code null}.
     */
    Settings getEffectiveSettings();

    /**
     * Gets the problems that were encountered during the settings building. Note that only problems of severity
     * {@link SettingsProblem.Severity#WARNING} and below are reported here. Problems with a higher severity level cause
     * the settings builder to fail with a {@link SettingsBuildingException}.
     * 
     * @return The problems that were encountered during the settings building, can be empty but never {@code null}.
     */
    List<SettingsProblem> getProblems();

}
