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

import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * A range of versions.
 *
 * {@code VersionConstraint} objects are created using the

 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.api.services;

import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;
import org.apache.maven.api.settings.Settings;

/**
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
public interface SettingsBuilderResult extends Result<SettingsBuilderRequest> {

    /**
     * Gets the assembled settings.
     *

package org.apache.maven.api.services;

import org.apache.maven.api.Service;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;
import org.apache.maven.api.model.Model;

/**
 * Provides the super POM that all models implicitly inherit from.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
public interface SuperPomProvider extends Service {

    /**

 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.api.services;

import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;
import org.apache.maven.api.toolchain.PersistedToolchains;

/**
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
public interface ToolchainsBuilderResult extends Result<ToolchainsBuilderRequest> {
    /**
     * Gets the assembled toolchains.

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

import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Consumer;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.ThreadSafe;

/**
 * Represents the contract for Mojos to interact with the Maven infrastructure.
 * Implementations of this interface define specific build-process behaviors

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

import java.util.Optional;

import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;
import org.apache.maven.api.model.PluginExecution;
import org.apache.maven.api.plugin.descriptor.MojoDescriptor;
import org.apache.maven.api.xml.XmlNode;

/**

 */
package org.apache.maven.api.services;

import org.apache.maven.api.Service;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;

/**
 * A factory for {@link MessageBuilder}.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
public interface MessageBuilderFactory extends Service {
    /**
     * Checks if the underlying output does support styling or not.

 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.api.cache;

import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;

/**
 * Enumeration defining different retention periods for cached data.
 * Each value represents a specific scope and lifetime for cached items.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
public enum CacheRetention {
    /**
     * Data should be persisted across Maven invocations.
     * Suitable for:

 */
package org.apache.maven.api;

import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Consumer;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;

/**
 * Defines a hierarchical visitor for collecting dependency node trees.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
@Consumer
public interface NodeVisitor {
    /**
     * Starts the visit to the specified dependency node.
     *

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

import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Immutable;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;

/**
 * Base interface for service operation results in Maven. This interface defines the common contract