gradle-master/subprojects/dependency-management/src/main/java/org/gradle/internal/resolve/resolver/ComponentMetaDataResolver.java
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package org.gradle.internal.resolve.resolver;

import org.gradle.api.artifacts.component.ComponentIdentifier;
import org.gradle.internal.component.model.ComponentOverrideMetadata;
import org.gradle.internal.resolve.result.BuildableComponentResolveResult;

/**
 * Responsible for resolving a {@link ComponentIdentifier} to a {@link org.gradle.internal.component.model.ComponentGraphResolveState} instance for that component.
 */
public interface ComponentMetaDataResolver {
    /**
     * Resolves the resolution state for a component instance. Failures should be attached to the returned result.
     */
    void resolve(ComponentIdentifier identifier, ComponentOverrideMetadata componentOverrideMetadata, BuildableComponentResolveResult result);

    boolean isFetchingMetadataCheap(ComponentIdentifier identifier);
}
