001package org.apache.maven.plugin;
002
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021
022import java.util.Map;
023
024/**
025 * Interface to allow <code>Mojos</code> to communicate with each others <code>Mojos</code>, other than
026 * project's source root and project's attachment.
027 * <br/>
028 * The plugin manager would pull the context out of the plugin container context, and populate it into the Mojo.
029 *
030 * @author jdcasey
031 */
032public interface ContextEnabled
033{
034    /**
035     * Set a new shared context <code>Map</code> to a mojo before executing it.
036     *
037     * @param pluginContext a new <code>Map</code>
038     */
039    void setPluginContext( Map pluginContext );
040
041    /**
042     * @return a <code>Map</code> stored in the plugin container's context.
043     */
044    Map getPluginContext();
045}