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package org.gradle.api.internal.initialization.loadercache;

import com.google.common.hash.HashCode;

/**
 * Represents the snapshot of given classpath
 */
public interface ClassPathSnapshot {
    boolean equals(Object other);
    int hashCode();

    /**
     * @return a hash for this classpath snapshot that is stronger than {@link #hashCode()} in
     * a way that it should, if possible, be independent from the file paths. Some implementations
     * may not be capable of doing this, but are encouraged to do so. Order is still important, but
     * location of files shouldn't matter.
     */
    HashCode getStrongHash();
}
