expressionsBySyntax = new java.util.HashMap();

            java.util.List expressions = getExpressions();

            if ( expressions != null && !expressions.isEmpty() )
            {
                for ( java.util.Iterator it = expressions.iterator(); it.hasNext(); )
                {
                    Expression expr = (Expression) it.next();

                    expressionsBySyntax.put( expr.getSyntax(), expr );

        <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-expression</artifactId>
        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <configuration>
          <outputFile>target/expression.properties</outputFile>
          <expressions>
            <expression>project/build/resources/0/filtering</expression>
            <expression>project/repositories</expression>
          </expressions>
        </configuration>
        <executions>

        <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-expression</artifactId>
        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <configuration>
          <outputFile>target/pom.properties</outputFile>
          <expressions>
            <expression>project/distributionManagement/site/url</expression>
          </expressions>
        </configuration>
        <executions>
          <execution>

                <expression>project/distributionManagement/site</expression>
              </expressions>
            </configuration>
          </execution>
        </executions>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>

        </cliOption>
      </cliOptions>
    </expression>
    <expression>
      <syntax>reactorProjects</syntax>
      <description>This is the current list of projects being built by
        Maven.</description>
    </expression>
  </expressions>

        <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-expression</artifactId>
        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <phase>validate</phase>
            <goals>
              <goal>eval</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
              <outputFile>target/extension.properties</outputFile>
              <expressions>

            <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-expression</artifactId>
            <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
            <configuration>
              <outputFile>target/it.properties</outputFile>
              <expressions>
                <expression>project/build/plugins</expression>
              </expressions>
            </configuration>
            <executions>
              <execution>

    <description> This is the MavenProject instance for the parent of the current POM.
    </description>
  </expression>
  <expression>
    <syntax>project.file</syntax>
    <description> This is the File instance that refers to the location of the current POM on
      disk.
    </description>
  </expression>
  <expression>
    <syntax>project.artifacts</syntax>
    <configuration>
      <![CDATA[
<dependencies>
  ...

        <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-expression</artifactId>
        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <phase>validate</phase>
            <goals>
              <goal>eval</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
              <outputFile>target/pom.properties</outputFile>
              <expressions>
                <expression>project</expression>

        <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-expression</artifactId>
        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <configuration>
          <outputFile>target/expression.properties</outputFile>
          <expressions>
            <expression>project/repositories</expression>
            <expression>project/pluginRepositories</expression>
          </expressions>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>