String AT = "at:";

    /**
     * Name or identifier of this lifecycle.
     *
     * @return the unique identifier for this lifecycle
     */
    @Override
    String id();

    /**
     * Collection of main phases for this lifecycle.
     *
     * @return the collection of top-level phases in this lifecycle
     */
    Collection<Phase> phases();

    /**

  xml.namespace="http://maven.apache.org/LIFECYCLE/${version}"
  xml.schemaLocation="https://maven.apache.org/xsd/lifecycle-${version}.xsd">
  <id>lifecycle</id>
  <name>Lifecycle</name>
  <description>
    Configuration of custom lifecycle mappings for the plugin, as generally stored in
    {@code META-INF/maven/lifecycle.xml} in a plugin's jar artifact.
  </description>
  <classes>

import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;

/**
 * Lifecycle mapping delegate component interface. Calculates project build execution plan given {@link Lifecycle} and
 * lifecycle phase. Standard lifecycles use plugin execution {@code <phase>} or mojo default lifecycle phase to
 * calculate the execution plan, but custom lifecycles can use alternative mapping strategies.
 * <p>

import static org.apache.maven.api.Lifecycle.Phase.DEPLOY;
import static org.apache.maven.api.Lifecycle.Phase.EACH;
import static org.apache.maven.api.Lifecycle.Phase.INITIALIZE;
import static org.apache.maven.api.Lifecycle.Phase.INSTALL;
import static org.apache.maven.api.Lifecycle.Phase.INTEGRATION_TEST;
import static org.apache.maven.api.Lifecycle.Phase.PACKAGE;
import static org.apache.maven.api.Lifecycle.Phase.READY;

We have a lifecycle mapping for the packaging of *jar* below. You see that for this packaging we have a *default* lifecycle and a list of phases where each phase is a comma separated list of goals to run and they are in the form groupId:artifactId:version.

<configuration>
  <lifecycles>
    <lifecycle>
      <id>default</id>
      <phases>
        <process-resources>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:resources</process-resources>

/**
 * A facade that provides lifecycle services to components outside Maven core.
 *
 */
public interface LifecycleExecutor {

    // USED BY MAVEN HELP PLUGIN
    @Deprecated
    String ROLE = LifecycleExecutor.class.getName();

    // For a given project packaging find all the plugins that are bound to any registered

import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.maven.api.plugin.descriptor.lifecycle.Lifecycle;

/**
 * Interface that can be provided by the plugin to wire in custom lifecycles
 * leveraged using the {@link org.apache.maven.api.plugin.annotations.Execute}
 * annotation.  If a {@code META-INF/maven/lifecycle.xml} file is packaged
 * in the plugin, Maven will provide a default implementation that will parse

~~ under the License.

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 Plugins Bindings for Default Lifecycle Reference
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 Hervé Boutemy
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 2013-08-02
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Plugins Bindings for <<<default>>> Lifecycle Reference

  The {{{./lifecycles.html}<<<default>>> lifecycle}} is defined without any plugin binding; plugins bindings are defined separately

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 Hervé Boutemy
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 2013-07-27
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Maven Core

 Maven Core classes managing the whole build process.

* Reference Documentation

 * {{{./lifecycles.html}lifecycles}} and {{{./default-bindings.html}plugin bindings to <<<default>>> lifecycle}},

 * {{{./artifact-handlers.html}default artifact handlers}}, to manage {{{../maven-model/maven.html#class_dependency}dependency types}},

    @Nonnull
    String goal() default "";

    /**
     * Lifecycle id of the lifecycle that defines {@link #phase()}. Only valid in combination with {@link #phase()}. If
     * not specified, Maven will use the lifecycle of the current build.
     *
     * @see <a href="https://maven.apache.org/maven-plugin-api/lifecycle-mappings.html">Lifecycle Mappings</a>
     * @return the lifecycle id
     */
    @Nonnull
    String lifecycle() default "";