}

    /**
     * Check if the given mechanism is preferred for this credential
     *
     * @param mechanism the mechanism to check
     * @return whether the given mechanism is the preferred one for this credential
     */
    public boolean isPreferredMech(ASN1ObjectIdentifier mechanism) {
        return NtlmContext.NTLMSSP_OID.equals(mechanism);
    }

    /**

 * base for all providers that register such extensions.
 * <p>
 * Implementations of this interface are discovered through the Java ServiceLoader mechanism.
 * Each implementation must be registered in a {@code META-INF/services/} file corresponding
 * to the specific provider interface being implemented.
 * <p>
 * Example implementation for a custom language provider:
 * <pre>

 * beyond the standard ones provided by Maven. Implementations of this interface will be discovered
 * through the Java ServiceLoader mechanism and their provided languages will be available
 * throughout the Maven build process.
 * <p>
 * Example usage:
 * <pre>
 * public class CustomLanguageProvider implements LanguageProvider {

     */
    @Override
    public boolean isPreferredMech(ASN1ObjectIdentifier mechanism) {
        if (isAnonymous()) {
            return super.isPreferredMech(mechanism);
        }
        return PREFERRED_MECHS.contains(mechanism);
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
     */
    @Override

 */
public interface ScriptEngine {

    /**
     * Evaluates a template string with the provided parameter map.
     * The template is processed using the script engine's templating mechanism,
     * with parameters from the paramMap substituted into the template.
     *
     * @param template the template string to evaluate
     * @param paramMap the map of parameters to substitute into the template

 * beyond the standard ones provided by Maven (like jar, war, ear, etc.). Implementations of this
 * interface will be discovered through the Java ServiceLoader mechanism and their provided
 * packaging types will be available throughout the Maven build process.
 * <p>
 * Example usage:
 * <pre>
 * public class CustomPackagingProvider implements PackagingProvider {

 * <p>
 * This interface serves as the base for all Service Provider Interface (SPI) components in Maven.
 * Classes implementing this interface can be discovered and loaded by Maven through the
 * Java ServiceLoader mechanism, allowing plugins and extensions to contribute functionality
 * to the Maven build process.
 * <p>
 * SPI services are typically registered in {@code META-INF/services/} files corresponding to

 * of phases that can be executed during a build.
 * <p>
 * Implementations of this interface will be discovered through the Java ServiceLoader mechanism
 * and their provided lifecycles will be available throughout the Maven build process.
 * <p>
 * Example usage:
 * <pre>
 * public class CustomLifecycleProvider implements LifecycleProvider {

 * in different contexts, such as compilation, testing, or runtime.
 * <p>
 * Implementations of this interface will be discovered through the Java ServiceLoader mechanism
 * and their provided path scopes will be available throughout the Maven build process.
 * <p>
 * Example usage:
 * <pre>
 * public class CustomPathScopeProvider implements PathScopeProvider {

 * are handled, including their default extension, classifier, and language.
 * <p>
 * Implementations of this interface will be discovered through the Java ServiceLoader mechanism
 * and their provided types will be available throughout the Maven build process.
 * <p>
 * Example usage:
 * <pre>
 * public class CustomTypeProvider implements TypeProvider {