gradle-master/subprojects/dependency-management/src/main/java/org/gradle/api/internal/artifacts/ivyservice/resolveengine/artifact/ArtifactSet.java
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package org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.resolveengine.artifact;

import org.gradle.api.artifacts.component.ComponentIdentifier;
import org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.transform.VariantSelector;
import org.gradle.api.specs.Spec;

/**
 * Represents a container of artifacts, possibly made up of several different variants.
 *
 * Instances are retained during the lifetime of a build, so should avoid retaining unnecessary state.
 */
public interface ArtifactSet {
    /**
     * Selects the artifacts of this set that meet the given criteria. Implementation should be eager where possible, so that selection happens immediately, but may be lazy.
     */
    ResolvedArtifactSet select(Spec<? super ComponentIdentifier> componentFilter, VariantSelector selector);
}
