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19 package org.apache.maven.api.plugin;
20
21 import java.util.List;
22
23 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Consumer;
24 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
25 import org.apache.maven.api.plugin.descriptor.lifecycle.Lifecycle;
26
27 /**
28 * Interface that can be provided by the plugin to wire in custom lifecycles
29 * leveraged using the {@link org.apache.maven.api.plugin.annotations.Execute}
30 * annotation. If a {@code META-INF/maven/lifecycle.xml} file is packaged
31 * in the plugin, Maven will provide a default implementation that will parse
32 * the file and return the contained lifecycle definitions.
33 */
34 @Experimental
35 @Consumer
36 public interface LifecycleProvider {
37
38 List<Lifecycle> getLifecycles();
39 }