import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

import org.apache.maven.api.services.model.*;

/**
 * Describes the environmental context used to determine the activation status of profiles.
 *
 */
public class DefaultProfileActivationContext implements ProfileActivationContext {

    private List<String> activeProfileIds = Collections.emptyList();

  </build>

  <profiles>
    <profile>
      <id>default-active</id>
      <activation>
        <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
      </activation>
      <properties>
        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
      </properties>
    </profile>
    <profile>
      <id>file</id>
      <activation>
        <file>
          <exists>simple.xml</exists>
        </file>

import org.apache.maven.api.di.Singleton;
import org.apache.maven.api.model.Activation;
import org.apache.maven.api.model.Profile;
import org.apache.maven.api.services.ModelProblemCollector;
import org.apache.maven.api.services.model.ProfileActivationContext;
import org.apache.maven.api.services.model.ProfileActivator;

/**
 * Determines profile activation based on the project's packaging.
 */
@Named("packaging")
@Singleton

     |
     | This profile example uses the JDK version to trigger activation, and provides a JDK-specific repo.
    <profile>
      <id>jdk-1.4</id>

      <activation>
        <jdk>1.4</jdk>
      </activation>

      <repositories>
        <repository>
          <id>jdk14</id>
          <name>Repository for JDK 1.4 builds</name>

  </description>

  <properties>
    <overridden>CHILD</overridden>
  </properties>

  <profiles>
    <profile>
      <id>it-child</id>
      <activation>
        <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
      </activation>
    </profile>
  </profiles>

  </build>

  <profiles>
    <profile>
      <!-- an active but empty profile to ensure profile injection does not interfere with plugin configuration -->
      <id>child</id>
      <activation>
        <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
      </activation>
    </profile>
  </profiles>

 * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations
 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.profiles.activation;

import org.apache.maven.model.Profile;

/**
 * ProfileActivator
 */
@Deprecated
public interface ProfileActivator {

    String ROLE = ProfileActivator.class.getName();

* installation
* activation
* update
* deactivation
* un-installation

When a plugin is installed we may want to check the license and make users agree. We may also want to unpack the given plugin in a particular location.