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  package org.eclipse.steady.shared.json.model;
  
  /**
   * <p>IExemption interface.</p>
   */
  public interface IExemption {
  
    /**
     * Returns true if the given {@link VulnerableDependency} is exempted, false otherwise.
     *
     * @return true if the vulnerable dependency is exemption, false otherwise
     * @param _vd a {@link org.eclipse.steady.shared.json.model.VulnerableDependency} object
     */
    public boolean isExempted(VulnerableDependency _vd);
  
    /**
     * Returns the exemption reason. Only relevant if {@link #isExempted(VulnerableDependency)} returns true.
     *
     * @return the reason for the exemption
     */
    public String getReason();
  
    /**
     * Returns a short representation of the exemption.
     *
     * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object
     */
    public String toShortString();
  }
  