maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/Maven.java

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package org.apache.maven;

import org.apache.maven.execution.MavenExecutionRequest;
import org.apache.maven.execution.MavenExecutionResult;

/**
 * The main Maven execution entry point, which will execute a full Maven execution session.
 *
 * @see org.apache.maven.execution.MavenSession
 */
public interface Maven {
    @Deprecated
    @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:constantname")
    String POMv4 = "pom.xml";

    MavenExecutionResult execute(MavenExecutionRequest request);
}