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 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.gradle.api.internal.file.collections;

/**
 * A file tree which maintains a local copy of itself on the filesystem.
 */
public interface FileSystemMirroringFileTree extends MinimalFileTree {
    /**
     * Returns the directory tree that will contain the copy of this file tree, after all elements of this tree have been visited. It is the caller's responsibility to visit the
     * elements of this tree before using the returned directory tree.
     */
    DirectoryFileTree getMirror();
}
