nPlug-ins are software modules written to fit into Maven's plug-in framework.
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nCurrently, custom plug-ins can be created using Java, Ant,
or Beanshell.
Each task within a plug-in
is called a mojo. A mojo is a Maven plain Old Java Object. Each mojo is an executable goal in Maven, and a plugin is a distribution of one or more related mojos.
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nMaven Plugin Matrix - Maven2 plug-in listing Web sites: