1 package org.codehaus.plexus.metadata.merge;
2
3 /*
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26
27 import org.codehaus.plexus.metadata.merge.support.Mergeable;
28
29 /**
30 * @author <a href='mailto:rahul.thakur.xdev@gmail.com'>Rahul Thakur</a>
31 */
32 public interface MergeStrategy {
33 /**
34 * Merges a <b>dominant</b> {@link Mergeable} instance with a <b>recessive</b> one.
35 *
36 * @param dElt Dominant {@link Mergeable} instance.
37 * @param rElt Recessive {@link Mergeable} instance.
38 * @throws MergeException TODO
39 */
40 void apply(Mergeable dElt, Mergeable rElt) throws MergeException;
41 }