GoalSpec gs = new GoalSpec();

        String[] p = goalSpec.trim().split(":");

        if (p.length == 3) {
            // <groupId>:<artifactId>:<goal>
            gs.groupId = p[0];
            gs.artifactId = p[1];
            gs.goal = p[2];
        } else if (p.length == 4) {
            // <groupId>:<artifactId>:<version>:<goal>
            gs.groupId = p[0];