import java.io.File;
import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * Collects settings that control the building of effective settings.
 *
 * @deprecated since 4.0.0, use {@link org.apache.maven.api.services.SettingsBuilder} instead
 */
@Deprecated(since = "4.0.0")
public interface SettingsBuildingRequest {

    /**
     * Gets the global settings file.
     *
     * @return The global settings file or {@code null} if none.