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package org.apache.ivy.core.module.descriptor;
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import org.apache.ivy.core.module.id.ArtifactId;
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import org.apache.ivy.plugins.matcher.PatternMatcher;
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import org.apache.ivy.util.extendable.ExtendableItem;
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* This describes a rule of exclusion. It is used to restrict the artifacts asked for a dependency,
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* by excluding a whole module or some artifacts of a dependency.
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public interface ExcludeRule extends ExtendableItem {
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* Returns the id of the described artifact, without revision information
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public ArtifactId getId();
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* Returns the configurations of the module in which the artifact is asked
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* @return an array of configuration names in which the artifact is asked
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public String[] getConfigurations();
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* Returns the matcher to use to know if an artifact match the current descriptor
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public PatternMatcher getMatcher();