Package org.apache.maven.plugin

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
ContextEnabled	Interface to allow Mojos to communicate with each others Mojos, other than project's source root and project's attachment. The plugin manager would pull the context out of the plugin container context, and populate it into the Mojo.
Mojo	This interface forms the contract required for Mojos to interact with the Maven infrastructure. It features an execute() method, which triggers the Mojo's build-process behavior, and can throw a MojoExecutionException or MojoFailureException if error conditions occur. Also included is the setLog(...) method, which simply allows Maven to inject a logging mechanism which will allow the Mojo to communicate to the outside world through standard Maven channels.

Class Summary

Class	Description
AbstractMojo	Abstract class to provide most of the infrastructure required to implement a Mojo except for the execute method. The implementation should have a Mojo annotation with the name of the goal:

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
AbstractMojoExecutionException	Base exception.
MojoExecutionException	An exception occurring during the execution of a plugin. Throwing this exception causes a "BUILD ERROR" message to be displayed.
MojoFailureException	An exception occurring during the execution of a plugin (such as a compilation failure). Throwing this exception causes a "BUILD FAILURE" message to be displayed.
MojoNotFoundException	MojoNotFoundException