<version>1.4</version>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <id>enforce-versions</id>
                        <phase>initialize</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>enforce</goal>
                        </goals>
                        <configuration>
                            <fail>true</fail>

            return Lifecycle.DEFAULT;
        }

        @Override
        public Collection<Phase> phases() {
            return asList(
                    phase("validate"),
                    phase("initialize"),
                    phase("generate-sources"),
                    phase("process-sources"),
                    phase("generate-resources"),
                    phase("process-resources"),

static method getLog() that combines the typical two-step pattern: Log log = LogFactory.getFactory().getInstance(Foo.class); into a single method call: Log log = LogFactory.getLog(Foo.class); For example, you might use the following technique to initialize and use a Log instance in an application component: import org.apache.commons.logging.Log; import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory; public class MyComponent { protected static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(MyComponent.class); // Called once at...