Introduction – Maven Plugin Testing

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Modules contains the necessary tools to be able to test Maven Plugins.</p><section><a id="Matrix_Comparison"></a> <h2>Matrix Comparison</h2> <table class="table table-bordered table-striped"> <tr class="a"> <th><b>Testing Module for Maven Plugins</b></th> <th><b>Overview</b></th></tr> <tr class="b"> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="./maven-plugin-testing-harness/index.html">maven-plugin-testing-harness</a></td> <td style="text-align: left;">Framework to test Maven Plugins with Maven Mock projects.</td></tr></table></section></section> </main> </div> </div> <hr/> <footer> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row-fluid"> <p>© 2008–2025 <a href="https://www.apache.org/">The Apache Software Foundation</a> </p> </div> </div> </footer> </body> </html>

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Introduction – Maven Plugin Testing