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