int SNAPSHOT = 2;

    int RELEASE_OR_SNAPSHOT = RELEASE | SNAPSHOT;

    /**
     * Get the repository the metadata was located in.
     *
     * @return the repository
     */
    ArtifactRepository getRepository();

    /**
     * Set the repository the metadata was located in.
     *
     * @param remoteRepository the repository
     */
    void setRepository(ArtifactRepository remoteRepository);

                    /**
                     * Loads filter patterns for the given session ID.
                     *
                     * @param key The session ID.
                     * @return The list of compiled patterns.
                     */
                    @Override
                    public List<Pattern> load(final String key) {

     */
    String CLASSPATH_JAR = "classpath-jar";

    /**
     * Artifact type name for a JAR file to unconditionally place on the module path.
     * If the JAR is not modular, then it is loaded by Java as an unnamed module.
     * This type is new in Maven 4.
     */
    String MODULAR_JAR = "modular-jar";

    /**

     * This cache is refreshed periodically based on the lastLoadedTime.
     */
    protected volatile String[] dataStoreNames = StringUtil.EMPTY_STRINGS;

    /**
     * Timestamp of the last time data store names were loaded from plugin files.
     * Used to implement a time-based cache refresh mechanism.
     * Volatile to ensure visibility across threads.
     */
    protected volatile long lastLoadedTime = 0;

    /**

 * <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>

     * dependency injection is complete.
     */
    @PostConstruct
    public void register() {
        if (logger.isInfoEnabled()) {
            logger.info("Loaded {}", this.getClass().getSimpleName());
        }
        dictionaryManager.addCreator(this);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link SynonymFile} instance.
     *

                    "Both name and scriptEngine parameters are required. name: " + name + ", scriptEngine: " + scriptEngine);
        }
        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
            logger.debug("Loaded ScriptEngine: {}", name);
        }
        scriptEngineMap.put(name.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT), scriptEngine);
        scriptEngineMap.put(scriptEngine.getClass().getSimpleName().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT), scriptEngine);
    }

     */
    void recordMisses(int count);

    /**
     * Records the successful load of a new entry. This should be called when a cache request causes
     * an entry to be loaded, and the loading completes successfully. In contrast to {@link
     * #recordMisses}, this method should only be called by the loading thread.
     *
     * @param loadTime the number of nanoseconds the cache spent computing or retrieving the new

    }

    /**
     * Loads user information by processing through all authentication chains.
     * @param user The user template containing search criteria.
     * @return The loaded and enriched user information.
     */
    public User load(final User user) {
        User u = user;
        for (final AuthenticationChain chain : chains) {
            u = chain.load(u);
        }
        return u;
    }

                /*
                 * This is purely for backward-compat with 2.x where <extensions> consisting of a single artifact where
                 * loaded into the core and hence available to plugins, in contrast to bigger extensions that were
                 * loaded into a dedicated realm which is invisible to plugins (MNG-2749).
                 */
                publicArtifacts.addAll(artifacts);
            }
        }