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Maven 4 API - Immutable Settings Model

 This is strictly the immutable model for Maven settings in <<<org.apache.maven.api.settings>>> package.

 The following are generated from this model:

   * {{{./apidocs/index.html}Java sources}} with <<<Builder>>> inner classes for immutable instances creation.

 See also corresponding {{{../../maven-settings/index.html}Maven classical settings model documentation}}.

  of most plexus components has been to avoid instance state like the plague.
  With the current parameter passing model of mojos, this will not be possible,
  particularly when we move mojos to a singleton instantiation model, and then
  run a reactorized project...the successive calls may leave behind configuration
  artifacts from invocation to invocation.

Maven Modifications

                          Apache Maven

  What is it?
  -----------

  Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on
  the concept of a Project Object Model (POM), Maven can manage a project's
  build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of information.

  Documentation
  -------------

  The most up-to-date documentation can be found at https://maven.apache.org/.

  Release Notes
  -------------

 * The maven super model

 * how parent poms are processed

 * the order in which elements in the POM are overridden

 * minimum element-set for a valid project pom


Maven super model

 Inheritance is recursive in Maven but there is a special model which is the implicit super parent in the lineage
 of models you may specify:

  <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
  <packaging>pom</packaging>
  <name>Maven</name>
  <version>2.0</version>

        <artifactId>modello-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>1.0-alpha-17</version>
        <configuration>
          <version>1.0.0</version>
          <model>src/main/mdo/metadata.mdo</model>
        </configuration>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <id>site-docs</id>
            <phase>pre-site</phase>
            <goals>
              <goal>xdoc</goal>

  <version>4</version>
  <packaging>pom</packaging>
  <name>Apache Maven</name>
  <description>
    Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model
    (POM), Maven can manage a project's build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of information.
  </description>
  <url>http://maven.apache.org/</url>
  <issueManagement>
    <system>jira</system>

* Execution model
* Metadata model
* Metadata tooling
 ** Metadata extractor
 ** Metadata reader
 ** Metadata writer
 ** Metadata adapter (if required for the target system)
* Maven packaging and lifecycle
* Maven test harness for plugin execution model
* Eclipse IDE tooling for plugin execution model and metadata model

- we also seem to have information like the plugin lifecycle model that's buried inside the maven execution model

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Maven 4 API - Immutable Maven Model

 This is strictly the immutable model for Maven POM (Project Object Model), so really just plain objects in <<<org.apache.maven.api.model>>> package.

 The following are generated from this model:

   * {{{./apidocs/index.html}Java sources}} with <<<Builder>>> inner classes for immutable instances creation.

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Default Artifact Handlers Reference

  Artifact handlers (see {{{../maven-artifact/apidocs/org/apache/maven/artifact/handler/ArtifactHandler.html} API}})
  define for each {{{../maven-model/maven.html#class_dependency}dependency type}} information on the artifact
  (classifier, extension, language) and how to manage it as dependency (add to classpath, include dependencies).

  Some artifact handlers