<scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>

  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
        <artifactId>sisu-maven-plugin</artifactId>
      </plugin>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.codehaus.modello</groupId>
        <artifactId>modello-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
          <version>1.0.0</version>
          <models>

            /* TODO: Enhance the PluginDependenciesResolver to provide a
             * resolveCoreExtension method which uses a CoreExtension
             * object instead of a Plugin as this makes no sense.
             */
            Plugin plugin = Plugin.newBuilder()
                    .groupId(interpolator.apply(extension.getGroupId()))
                    .artifactId(interpolator.apply(extension.getArtifactId()))

          <execution>
            <id>modello-site-docs</id>
            <phase>none</phase>
          </execution>
        </executions>
      </plugin>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
        <artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
          <parameter>
            <excludes>

      <version>1.0</version>
    </dependency>

  </dependencies>
  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
          <tasks><echo>${project.parent.basedir}</echo></tasks>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>

For external plugins, it's difficult for an object to be used outside the application of a plugin, so following best practices is relatively straightforward.  For core plugins in gradle/gradle, it's easy for an object to be created without applying its associated plugin. For instance, Spring has a plugin that uses the Checkstyle task directly without applying the Checkstyle plugin.

	pluginAuthnServiceFailedRequestsMinuteMD = NewCounterMD(pluginAuthnServiceFailedRequestsMinute, "When plugin authentication is configured, returns failed requests count in the last full minute")
	pluginAuthnServiceLastFailSecondsMD      = NewCounterMD(pluginAuthnServiceLastFailSeconds, "When plugin authentication is configured, returns time (in seconds) since the last failed request to the service")

    </dependency>
  </dependencies>

  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
        <artifactId>sisu-maven-plugin</artifactId>
      </plugin>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
        <artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
          <oldVersion>
            <dependency>

gradlePlugin-animalsniffer = "ru.vyarus:gradle-animalsniffer-plugin:1.7.1"
gradlePlugin-binaryCompatibilityValidator = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx.binary-compatibility-validator:org.jetbrains.kotlinx.binary-compatibility-validator.gradle.plugin:0.16.3"
gradlePlugin-bnd = { module = "biz.aQute.bnd:biz.aQute.bnd.gradle", version.ref = "biz-aQute-bnd" }
gradlePlugin-dokka = "org.jetbrains.dokka:dokka-gradle-plugin:1.9.20"

      <scope>runtime</scope>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
          <tasks><echo>${project.parent.basedir}</echo></tasks>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>

      <version>1.0</version>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
          <tasks><echo>${project.parent.basedir}</echo></tasks>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>