gradle-master/subprojects/core-api/src/main/java/org/gradle/tooling/provider/model/ParameterizedToolingModelBuilder.java
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package org.gradle.tooling.provider.model;

import org.gradle.api.Project;

/**
 * A {@link ToolingModelBuilder} which can be parameterized by the client.
 *
 * <p>The parameter type {@code T} does not need to implement the interface defined in the client side, but it does need to have the same structure.
 * The Tooling API will create a view from the client side parameter type to the one defined in this model builder, and deal automatically with
 * missing methods in order to allow evolution of the models.
 * </p>
 *
 * <p>All classes implementing this interface should also implement methods from {@link ToolingModelBuilder}, which will be used to determine if
 * a model can be built by the current builder and to generate the model in case no parameter is passed from the client.
 * The parameter type should be bound to the model type.
 * </p>
 *
 * @param <T> The type of parameter used by this model builder.
 * @since 4.4
 * @see ToolingModelBuilder
 */
public interface ParameterizedToolingModelBuilder<T> extends ToolingModelBuilder {
    /**
     * Returns the expected type of the parameter.
     * It should be an interface with only getters and setters.
     *
     * @return The type of the parameter.
     */
    Class<T> getParameterType();

    /**
     * Creates the model of the given type for the given project using the given parameter.
     *
     * @param modelName The model name, usually the same as the name of the Java interface used by the client.
     * @param parameter The parameter received from the client.
     * @param project The project to create the model for.
     * @return The model.
     */
    Object buildAll(String modelName, T parameter, Project project);
}
