code is a great way to give something back to the open source community. Before
you dig right into the code, there are a few guidelines that we need
contributors to follow so that we can have a chance of keeping on top of
things.

Some of the ideas are documented in the [Maven Wiki][maven-wiki]
which might be interesting to read and for further discussion.

Getting Started
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    // can be passed back so that the default configuration information can be populated.
    //
    // We need to know the specific version so that we can look up the right version of the plugin descriptor
    // which tells us what the default configuration is.
    //

    /**
     * @return The plugins bound to the lifecycles of the specified packaging or {@code null} if the packaging is

            // mvn remote-resources:process
            //
            // From the metadata stored on the server which has been created as part of a standard
            // Maven plugin deployment we will find the right PluginDescriptor from the remote
            // repository.

            plugin = findPluginForPrefix(prefix, session);
        }

        int executionIdx = goal.indexOf('@');
        if (executionIdx > 0) {

        ArtifactResolutionResult result = resolve(request);

        // We have collected all the problems so let's mimic the way the old code worked and just blow up right here.
        // That's right lets just let it rip right here and send a big incomprehensible blob of text at unsuspecting
        // users. Bad dog!

        resolutionErrorHandler.throwErrors(request, result);

        return result;
    }

                    Iterator<Item> left = iterator();
                    Iterator<Item> right = ((ListItem) item).iterator();

                    while (left.hasNext() || right.hasNext()) {
                        Item l = left.hasNext() ? left.next() : null;
                        Item r = right.hasNext() ? right.next() : null;

                        // if this is shorter, then invert the compare and mul with -1

                + replacement.getVersionRange() + " to: " + newRange + " )");
    }

    /**
     * The logic used here used to be a copy of the logic used in the DefaultArtifactCollector, and this method was
     * called right before the actual version/artifactScope changes were done. However, a different set of conditionals
     * (and more information) is needed to be able to determine when and if the version and/or artifactScope changes.

        }

        // We are forcing the use of the plugin realm for all lookups that might occur during
        // the lifecycle that is part of the lookup. Here we are specifically trying to keep
        // lookups that occur in contextualize calls in line with the right realm.
        ClassRealm oldLookupRealm = container.setLookupRealm(pluginRealm);

                                artifact.setDependencyTrail(node.getDependencyTrail());

                                set.add(node);

                                // This is required right now.
                                result.addArtifact(artifact);
                            }
                        }
                    } catch (OverConstrainedVersionException e) {

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        try {
            validateLocalRepository(request);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            return addExceptionToResult(result, e);
        }

        //
        // We enter the session scope right after the MavenSession creation and before any of the
        // AbstractLifecycleParticipant lookups
        // so that @SessionScoped components can be @Injected into AbstractLifecycleParticipants.
        //