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1   package org.codehaus.plexus.component.configurator.expression;
2   
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18  
19  import java.io.File;
20  
21  /**
22   * Evaluate an expression.
23   *
24   * @author <a href="mailto:brett@codehaus.org">Brett Porter</a>
25   */
26  public interface ExpressionEvaluator {
27      String ROLE = ExpressionEvaluator.class.getName();
28  
29      /**
30       * Evaluate an expression.
31       *
32       * @param expression the expression
33       * @return the value of the expression
34       * @throws ExpressionEvaluationException in case of an error.
35       */
36      Object evaluate(String expression) throws ExpressionEvaluationException;
37  
38      /**
39       * Align a given path to the base directory that can be evaluated by this expression evaluator, if known.
40       *
41       * @param file the file
42       * @return the aligned file
43       */
44      File alignToBaseDirectory(File file);
45  }