this is just a marker file....

 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.api.spi;

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

/**
 * Marker interface to indicate services that can be provided by plugins and extensions.
 */
@Experimental
@Consumer

     *
     * @param remoteRepository the repository
     */
    void setRepository(ArtifactRepository remoteRepository);

    /**
     * Get the repository metadata associated with this marker.
     *
     * @return the metadata, or <code>null</code> if none loaded
     */
    Metadata getMetadata();

    /**
     * Set the metadata contents.
     *
     * @param metadata the metadata
     */

    protected File getLocalRepositoryPath() throws FileNotFoundException, URISyntaxException {
        File markerFile = getFileForClasspathResource("local-repo/marker.txt");

        return markerFile.getAbsoluteFile().getParentFile();
    }

    protected static File getFileForClasspathResource(String resource)
            throws FileNotFoundException, URISyntaxException {

 maven.multiproject.includes property.
 2. it works without problems only for projects with relative paths, e.g., from
 one CVS repository.. for projects from multiple SCM repositories it's harder
 to maintain the same relative links on all developer computers.
 not sure the unified source directory structure addresses this issue.

 Properties

 maven.user.config.dir (system,default=${user.home}/.m2)

 * prior notice.
 *
 */
public interface PluginArtifactsCache {

    /**
     * A cache key.
     */
    interface Key {
        // marker interface for cache keys
    }

    /**
     * CacheRecord
     */
    class CacheRecord {

        private final List<Artifact> artifacts;

        public List<Artifact> getArtifacts() {

 * prior notice.
 *
 */
public interface ProjectArtifactsCache {

    /**
     * A cache key.
     */
    interface Key {
        // marker interface for cache keys
    }

    interface ArtifactsSetWithResult extends Set<Artifact> {
        DependencyResolutionResult getResult();
    }

    /**
     * CacheRecord
     */

this is just a marker file....

 * prior notice.
 *
 */
public interface ProjectRealmCache {

    /**
     * A cache key.
     */
    interface Key {
        // marker interface for cache keys
    }

    /**
     * CacheRecord
     */
    class CacheRecord {

        public ClassRealm getRealm() {
            return realm;
        }

     */
    public static final ArtifactStatus CONVERTED = new ArtifactStatus("converted", 2);

    /**
     * Moderate trust - it was deployed directly from a partner.
     */
    public static final ArtifactStatus PARTNER = new ArtifactStatus("partner", 3);

    /**
     * Moderate trust - it was deployed directly by a user.
     */
    public static final ArtifactStatus DEPLOYED = new ArtifactStatus("deployed", 4);