maven-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ContextEnabled.java

package org.apache.maven.plugin;

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import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Interface to allow <code>Mojos</code> to communicate with each others <code>Mojos</code>, other than
 * project's source root and project's attachment.
 * <br/>
 * The plugin manager would pull the context out of the plugin container context, and populate it into the Mojo.
 *
 * @author jdcasey
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface ContextEnabled
{
    /**
     * Set a new shared context <code>Map</code> to a mojo before executing it.
     *
     * @param pluginContext a new <code>Map</code>
     */
    void setPluginContext( Map pluginContext );

    /**
     * @return a <code>Map</code> stored in the plugin container's context.
     */
    Map getPluginContext();
}