import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;

/**
 * Generic interface to read/write objects to/from XML.
 *
 * @param <T> the object type to read/write
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
public interface XmlFactory<T> extends Service {

    @Nonnull
    default T read(@Nonnull Path path) throws XmlReaderException {
        return read(path, true);
    }

    @Nonnull

import org.apache.maven.api.model.Model;

/**
 * Reads or writes a {@link Model} using XML.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental

import org.apache.maven.api.plugin.descriptor.PluginDescriptor;

/**
 * Reads and writes a {@link PluginDescriptor} object to/from XML.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental

import org.apache.maven.api.settings.Settings;

/**
 * Reads and writes a {@link Settings} object to/from XML.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental

import org.apache.maven.api.toolchain.PersistedToolchains;

/**
 * Reads and writes a {@link PersistedToolchains} object to/from XML.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental