retValue = decode(retValue);
            // special case: if omitted // on protocol, keep path as is
            if (retValue.startsWith("//")) {
                retValue = retValue.substring(2);

                if (retValue.length() >= 2 && (retValue.charAt(1) == '|' || retValue.charAt(1) == ':')) {
                    // special case: if there is a windows drive letter, then keep the original return value

                    .repositories(List.of(central))
                    .pluginRepositories(List.of(centralWithNoUpdate))
                    .build();
        }

        // for the special case of a drive-relative Windows path, make sure it's absolute to save plugins from trouble
        String localRepository = effective.getLocalRepository();
        if (localRepository != null && !localRepository.isEmpty()) {

        checkVersionsEqual("1x", "1.0.0-x");
        checkVersionsEqual("1.0x", "1-x");
        checkVersionsEqual("1.0.0x", "1-x");
        checkVersionsEqual("1cr", "1rc");

        // special "aliases" a, b and m for alpha, beta and milestone
        checkVersionsEqual("1a1", "1-alpha-1");
        checkVersionsEqual("1b2", "1-beta-2");
        checkVersionsEqual("1m3", "1-milestone-3");

 * that the plugins/mojos can be used in arbitrary contexts. In particular, the mojos can be used for ordinary build
 * plugins as well as special purpose plugins like reports.
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */
@Named
@Singleton
public class DefaultMavenPluginManager implements MavenPluginManager {

    /**
     * <p>

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 * A {@code PathType} can identify the class-path, the module-path, the patches for a specific module,
 * or another kind of path.
 *
 * <p>One path type is handled in a special way: unlike other options,
 * the paths specified in a {@code --patch-module} Java option is effective only for a specified module.
 * This type is created by calls to {@link #patchModule(String)} and a new instance must be created for

a * <code>null</code> (which would be a violation of the <code>equals</code> contract), unless the * examined object itself is <code>null</code>, in which case the matcher will return a positive * match.</p> * * <p>The created matcher provides a special behaviour when examining <code>Array</code>s, whereby * it will match if both the operand and the examined object are arrays of the same length and * contain items that are equal to each other (according to the above rules) <b>in the same * indexes</b>.</p>...

            if (properties != null) {
                // We will attempt to get nab a property as a way to specify a parameter
                // to a plugin. My particular case here is allowing the surefire plugin
                // to run a single test so I want to specify that class on the cli as
                // a parameter.

                value = properties.getProperty(expression);
            }

          <type>String</type>
          <defaultValue>per-lookup</defaultValue>
          <description>Specify the instantiation strategy.</description>
        </field>
        <field>
          <name>executionStrategy</name>
          <version>1.0.0/1.1.0</version>
          <type>String</type>
          <description>
            Specify the execution strategy: {@code once-per-session}, {@code always}.
          </description>

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