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Verifier Plugin - Useful for integration tests - verifies the existence of certain conditions.
Construction & generation
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Castor Plugin - Generates Java beans from XML schemas using Castor XML code generator.
Clean Plugin - Clean up after the build.
Compiler Plugin - Compiles Java sources.
DBUnit Plugin - Puts a database into a known state between test runs.
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DOAP Plugin - Generate DOAP info file from the POM.
EAR Plugin - Generate an EAR from the current project.
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Enforcer Plugin - Check build constraints like Maven or Java version.
GPG Plugin - Sign artifacts using GnuPG.
IDEA Plugin - Create/update an IDEA workspace for the current project (individual modules are created as IDEA modules).
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Patch Plugin - Apply patch files to the project source tree.
PDF Plugin Plugin Plugin - Create a Maven plugin descriptor for any Mojo's found in the source tree, to include in the JAR.
RAR Plugin - Build a RAR from the current project.
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