import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
 * Can be used on a static method to provide a bean.
 */
@Target(METHOD)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented

   |
   | General example

  <toolchain>
    <type/>
    <provides>
      <version>1.0</version>
    </provides>
    <configuration/>
  </toolchain>

   | JDK examples

  <toolchain>
    <type>jdk</type>
    <provides>
      <version>1.5</version>
      <vendor>sun</vendor>
    </provides>
    <configuration>
      <jdkHome>/path/to/jdk/1.5</jdkHome>
    </configuration>

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

/**
 * Transporter provider is a service that provides somewhat trivial transport capabilities backed by Maven internals.
 * This API does not try to cover all the requirements out there, just the basic ones, and is intentionally simple.

            super(providers, Language.NONE, Language.JAVA_FAMILY);
        }
    }

    static class DefaultExtensibleEnumRegistry<T extends ExtensibleEnum, P extends ExtensibleEnumProvider<T>>
            implements ExtensibleEnumRegistry<T> {

        private final Map<String, T> values;

        DefaultExtensibleEnumRegistry(List<P> providers, T... builtinValues) {

~~ under the License.

 ---
 Maven Core Extensions Reference
 ---
 Hervé Boutemy
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 2016-06-25
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Maven Core Extensions Reference

  Maven core provides default {{{./extension.html}extensions}} as defined in <<</META-INF/maven/extension.xml>>>:

import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ArtifactVersion;
import org.apache.maven.repository.legacy.metadata.MetadataResolutionRequest;

/**
 * Provides some metadata operations, like querying the remote repository for a list of versions available for an
 * artifact - deprecated
 */
@Deprecated

 with its <<<DefaultArtifact>>> implementation ({{{./xref/org/apache/maven/artifact/DefaultArtifact.html}source}}).

 The jar file is executable and provides a little tool to display how Maven parses and compares versions:

+----+
$ java -jar maven-artifact-*.jar 3.2.4-alpha-1 3.2.4-SNAPSHOT 3.2.4.0
Display parameters as parsed by Maven (in canonical form) and comparison result:

 * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations
 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.rtinfo;

/**
 * Provides information about the current Maven runtime.
 *
 * @since 3.0.2
 */
public interface RuntimeInformation {

    /**
     * Retrieves the current Maven version, for example "3.0.2".
     *

 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.repository.metadata;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;

/**
 * Provides some metadata operations, like querying the remote repository for a list of versions available for an
 * artifact.
 *
 */
@Deprecated
public interface MetadataSource {
    String ROLE = MetadataSource.class.getName();

  <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
  <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
  <version>1</version>
  <packaging>pom</packaging>
  <name>The Apache Software Foundation</name>
  <description>
    The Apache Software Foundation provides support for the Apache community of open-source software projects.
    The Apache projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus based development process, an open and