*/
    BeanConfigurationRequest setBean(Object bean);

    /**
     * Gets the configuration to unmarshal into the bean.
     *
     * @return The configuration to unmarshal into the bean or {@code null} if none.
     */
    Object getConfiguration();

    /**
     * Sets the configuration to unmarshal into the bean. The configuration should be taken from

     * @return the current line number
     */
    int getLineNumber();

    /**
     * Return the column number where the current event ends,
     * returns -1 if none is available.
     * @return the current column number
     */
    int getColumnNumber();

    /**
     * Return the byte or character offset into the input source this location

/**
 * Assists in populating an execution request for invocation of Maven.
 *
 */
public interface MavenExecutionRequestPopulator {
    /**
     * Copies the values from the given toolchains into the specified execution request. This method will replace any
     * existing values in the execution request that are controlled by the toolchains. Hence, it is expected that this

/**
 * Handles profile injection into the model.
 *
 */
public interface ProfileInjector {

    /**
     * Merges values from the specified profile into the given model. Implementations are expected to keep the profile
     * and model completely decoupled by injecting deep copies rather than the original objects from the profile.
     *

import org.apache.maven.api.services.ModelProblemCollector;

/**
 * Handles injection of plugin management into the model.
 *
 */
public interface PluginManagementInjector {

    /**
     * Merges default values from the plugin management section of the given model into itself.
     *
     * @param model The model into which to merge the values specified by its plugin management section, must not be
     *            <code>null</code>.

 The super model is where we place all the values which we believe to be standard, values that can be shared and
 utilized across all your Maven projects.

+-----+
 m0 <- m1 <- m2
+-----+

 which is transformed into

+-----+
 super model <- m0 <- m1 <- m2
+-----+

+-----+
<project>
 <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 <parent>
   <groupId></groupId>
   <artifactId></artifactId>
   <version></version>

    }

    public InputLocation(int lineNumber, int columnNumber) {
        this(lineNumber, columnNumber, null, null);
    }

    public InputLocation(int lineNumber, int columnNumber, InputSource source) {
        this(lineNumber, columnNumber, source, null);
    }

    public InputLocation(int lineNumber, int columnNumber, InputSource source, Object selfLocationKey) {

/**
 * Handles the import of dependency management from other models into the target model.
 *
 */
public interface DependencyManagementImporter {

    /**
     * Imports the specified dependency management sections into the given target model.
     *
     * @param target The model into which to import the dependency management section, must not be <code>null</code>.

 * specific language governing permissions and limitations
 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.configuration;

/**
 * Preprocesses a value from a bean configuration before the bean configurator unmarshals it into a bean property. A
 * common use case for such preprocessing is the evaluation of variables within the configuration value.
 *
 */
public interface BeanConfigurationValuePreprocessor {

    /**

                (layout != null) ? layout.getClass().getSimpleName() : "legacy");

        /*
         * NOTE: "invoker:install" vs "appassembler:assemble": Both mojos use the artifact installer to put an artifact
         * into a repository. In the first case, the result needs to be a proper local repository that one can use for
         * local artifact resolution. In the second case, the result needs to precisely obey the path information of the