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 Introduction
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 Hervé Boutemy
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 2012-09-29
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Maven Core

 Maven Core classes, providing <<<Maven>>> component ({{{./apidocs/org/apache/maven/Maven.html}javadoc}}),
 with its <<<DefaultMaven>>> implementation ({{{./xref/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.html}source}}).

* Useful entry points

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

 * {{{./artifact-handlers.html}default artifact handlers}},

 * <<<ProjectBuilder>>> component ({{{./apidocs/org/apache/maven/project/ProjectBuilder.html}javadoc}}),
 with its <<<DefaultProjectBuilder>>> implementation
 ({{{./xref/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilder.html}source}}),

 * <<<MavenPluginManager>>> component ({{{./apidocs/org/apache/maven/plugin/MavenPluginManager.html}javadoc}}),
 with its <<<DefaultMavenPluginManager>>> implementation
 ({{{./xref/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/DefaultMavenPluginManager.html}source}}),

 * {{{./apidocs/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginParameterExpressionEvaluator.html}PluginParameterExpressionEvaluator}}, used to
 evaluate plugin parameters values during Mojo configuration.