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

/**
 * Service used to create {@link Artifact} objects.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
public interface ArtifactFactory extends Service {

    /**
     * Creates an artifact.
     *
     * @param request the request holding artifact creation parameters
     * @return an {@code Artifact}, never {@code null}

import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.VersionRange;

/**
 * ArtifactFactory - deprecated
 */
@Deprecated
@SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:parameternumber")
public interface ArtifactFactory {
    @Deprecated
    String ROLE = ArtifactFactory.class.getName();

    Artifact createArtifact(String groupId, String artifactId, String version, String scope, String type);