Getting Started
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+ Make sure you have a [JIRA account](https://issues.apache.org/jira/).
+ Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free).
+ If you're planning to implement a new feature, it makes sense to discuss your changes
  on the [dev list](https://maven.apache.org/mailing-lists.html) first.
  This way you can make sure you're not wasting your time on something that isn't

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          <description>
            Gives the status of this artifact in the remote repository.
            This must not be set in your local project, as it is updated by
            tools placing it in the repository. Valid values are: {@code none} (default),
            {@code converted} (repository manager converted this from an Maven 1 POM),
            {@code partner}

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 * <p>
 * A note to the reader;
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 * <p>
 * There are several issues/discussions regarding how "aggregator" plugins should be handled.
 * Read for instance http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVEN/Deterministic+Lifecycle+Planning
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 * In their current implementation they are "bolted" onto the lifecycle by separating them
 * into TaskSegments. This class represents the execution context of one such task segment.
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    /**
     * This default mode for combining children DOMs during merge means that where element names match, the process will
     * try to merge the element data, rather than putting the dominant and recessive elements (which share the same
     * element name) as siblings in the resulting DOM.
     */
    String DEFAULT_CHILDREN_COMBINATION_MODE = CHILDREN_COMBINATION_MERGE;

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/**
 * Resolves a POM from its coordinates.
 */
public interface ModelResolver extends Service {

    /**
     * Tries to resolve the POM for the specified parent coordinates possibly updating {@code parent}.
     *
     * @param session The session to use to resolve the model, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param parent The parent coordinates to resolve, must not be {@code null}.