A collection of various utility classes to ease working with XML.

The Compiler Plugin is used to compile the sources of your project.

The Apache Maven Javadoc Plugin is a plugin that uses the javadoc tool for generating javadocs for the specified project.

Builds a Java Archive (JAR) file from the compiled project classes and resources.

Signs the project artifacts with GnuPG.

A Maven plugin to create archives of your project's sources, classes, dependencies etc. from flexible assembly descriptors.

Provides utility goals to work with dependencies like copying, unpacking, analyzing, resolving and many more.

Repackages the project classes together with their dependencies into a single uber-jar, optionally renaming classes or removing unused classes.

Uploads the project artifacts to the internal remote repository.

Runs Ant scripts embedded in the POM

The Loving Iron Fist of Maven