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package org.apache.maven.model.profile;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.maven.model.Profile;
import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelProblemCollector;

/**
 * Calculates the active profiles among a given collection of profiles.
 *
 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
 */
public interface ProfileSelector {

    /**
     * Determines the profiles which are active in the specified activation context. Active profiles will eventually be
     * injected into the model.
     *
     * @param profiles The profiles whose activation status should be determined, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param context The environmental context used to determine the activation status of a profile, must not be
     *            {@code null}.
     * @param problems The container used to collect problems that were encountered, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return The profiles that have been activated, never {@code null}.
     */
    List<Profile> getActiveProfiles(
            Collection<Profile> profiles, ProfileActivationContext context, ModelProblemCollector problems);
}
