diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/lifecycle/Execution.java b/maven-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/lifecycle/Execution.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.maven.plugin.lifecycle;
+
+/**
+ * A set of goals to execute.
+ *
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("all")
+public class Execution implements java.io.Serializable {
+
+    // --------------------------/
+    // - Class/Member Variables -/
+    // --------------------------/
+
+    /**
+     * Configuration to pass to the goals.
+     */
+    private Object configuration;
+
+    /**
+     * Field goals.
+     */
+    private java.util.List<String> goals;
+
+    // -----------/
+    // - Methods -/
+    // -----------/
+
+    /**
+     * Method addGoal.
+     *
+     * @param string a string object.
+     */
+    public void addGoal(String string) {
+        getGoals().add(string);
+    } // -- void addGoal( String )
+
+    /**
+     * Get configuration to pass to the goals.
+     *
+     * @return Object
+     */
+    public Object getConfiguration() {
+        return this.configuration;
+    } // -- Object getConfiguration()
+
+    /**
+     * Method getGoals.
+     *
+     * @return List
+     */
+    public java.util.List<String> getGoals() {
+        if (this.goals == null) {
+            this.goals = new java.util.ArrayList<String>();
+        }
+
+        return this.goals;
+    } // -- java.util.List<String> getGoals()
+
+    /**
+     * Method removeGoal.
+     *
+     * @param string a string object.
+     */
+    public void removeGoal(String string) {
+        getGoals().remove(string);
+    } // -- void removeGoal( String )
+
+    /**
+     * Set configuration to pass to the goals.
+     *
+     * @param configuration a configuration object.
+     */
+    public void setConfiguration(Object configuration) {
+        this.configuration = configuration;
+    } // -- void setConfiguration( Object )
+
+    /**
+     * Set the goals to execute.
+     *
+     * @param goals a goals object.
+     */
+    public void setGoals(java.util.List<String> goals) {
+        this.goals = goals;
+    } // -- void setGoals( java.util.List )
+}
diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/lifecycle/Lifecycle.java b/maven-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/lifecycle/Lifecycle.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.maven.plugin.lifecycle;
+
+/**
+ *
+ *         A custom lifecycle mapping definition.
+ *
+ *
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("all")
+public class Lifecycle implements java.io.Serializable {
+
+    // --------------------------/
+    // - Class/Member Variables -/
+    // --------------------------/
+
+    /**
+     * The ID of this lifecycle, for identification in the mojo
+     * descriptor.
+     */
+    private String id;
+
+    /**
+     * Field phases.
+     */
+    private java.util.List<Phase> phases;
+
+    // -----------/
+    // - Methods -/
+    // -----------/
+
+    /**
+     * Method addPhase.
+     *
+     * @param phase a phase object.
+     */
+    public void addPhase(Phase phase) {
+        getPhases().add(phase);
+    } // -- void addPhase( Phase )
+
+    /**
+     * Get the ID of this lifecycle, for identification in the mojo
+     * descriptor.
+     *
+     * @return String
+     */
+    public String getId() {
+        return this.id;
+    } // -- String getId()
+
+    /**
+     * Method getPhases.
+     *
+     * @return List
+     */
+    public java.util.List<Phase> getPhases() {
+        if (this.phases == null) {
+            this.phases = new java.util.ArrayList<Phase>();
+        }
+
+        return this.phases;
+    } // -- java.util.List<Phase> getPhases()
+
+    /**
+     * Method removePhase.
+     *
+     * @param phase a phase object.
+     */
+    public void removePhase(Phase phase) {
+        getPhases().remove(phase);
+    } // -- void removePhase( Phase )
+
+    /**
+     * Set the ID of this lifecycle, for identification in the mojo
+     * descriptor.
+     *
+     * @param id a id object.
+     */
+    public void setId(String id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    } // -- void setId( String )
+
+    /**
+     * Set the phase mappings for this lifecycle.
+     *
+     * @param phases a phases object.
+     */
+    public void setPhases(java.util.List<Phase> phases) {
+        this.phases = phases;
+    } // -- void setPhases( java.util.List )
+}
diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/lifecycle/LifecycleConfiguration.java b/maven-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/lifecycle/LifecycleConfiguration.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.maven.plugin.lifecycle;
+
+/**
+ * Root element of the <code>lifecycle.xml</code> file.
+ *
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("all")
+public class LifecycleConfiguration implements java.io.Serializable {
+
+    // --------------------------/
+    // - Class/Member Variables -/
+    // --------------------------/
+
+    /**
+     * Field lifecycles.
+     */
+    private java.util.List<Lifecycle> lifecycles;
+
+    /**
+     * Field modelEncoding.
+     */
+    private String modelEncoding = "UTF-8";
+
+    // -----------/
+    // - Methods -/
+    // -----------/
+
+    /**
+     * Method addLifecycle.
+     *
+     * @param lifecycle a lifecycle object.
+     */
+    public void addLifecycle(Lifecycle lifecycle) {
+        getLifecycles().add(lifecycle);
+    } // -- void addLifecycle( Lifecycle )
+
+    /**
+     * Method getLifecycles.
+     *
+     * @return List
+     */
+    public java.util.List<Lifecycle> getLifecycles() {
+        if (this.lifecycles == null) {
+            this.lifecycles = new java.util.ArrayList<Lifecycle>();
+        }
+
+        return this.lifecycles;
+    } // -- java.util.List<Lifecycle> getLifecycles()
+
+    /**
+     * Get the modelEncoding field.
+     *
+     * @return String
+     */
+    public String getModelEncoding() {
+        return this.modelEncoding;
+    } // -- String getModelEncoding()
+
+    /**
+     * Method removeLifecycle.
+     *
+     * @param lifecycle a lifecycle object.
+     */
+    public void removeLifecycle(Lifecycle lifecycle) {
+        getLifecycles().remove(lifecycle);
+    } // -- void removeLifecycle( Lifecycle )
+
+    /**
+     * Set the lifecycles field.
+     *
+     * @param lifecycles a lifecycles object.
+     */
+    public void setLifecycles(java.util.List<Lifecycle> lifecycles) {
+        this.lifecycles = lifecycles;
+    } // -- void setLifecycles( java.util.List )
+
+    /**
+     * Set the modelEncoding field.
+     *
+     * @param modelEncoding a modelEncoding object.
+     */
+    public void setModelEncoding(String modelEncoding) {
+        this.modelEncoding = modelEncoding;
+    } // -- void setModelEncoding( String )
+}
diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/lifecycle/Phase.java b/maven-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/lifecycle/Phase.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.maven.plugin.lifecycle;
+
+/**
+ * A phase mapping definition.
+ *
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("all")
+public class Phase implements java.io.Serializable {
+
+    // --------------------------/
+    // - Class/Member Variables -/
+    // --------------------------/
+
+    /**
+     * The ID of this phase, e.g., <code>generate-sources</code>.
+     */
+    private String id;
+
+    /**
+     * Field executions.
+     */
+    private java.util.List<Execution> executions;
+
+    /**
+     * Configuration to pass to all goals run in this phase.
+     */
+    private Object configuration;
+
+    // -----------/
+    // - Methods -/
+    // -----------/
+
+    /**
+     * Method addExecution.
+     *
+     * @param execution a execution object.
+     */
+    public void addExecution(Execution execution) {
+        getExecutions().add(execution);
+    } // -- void addExecution( Execution )
+
+    /**
+     * Get configuration to pass to all goals run in this phase.
+     *
+     * @return Object
+     */
+    public Object getConfiguration() {
+        return this.configuration;
+    } // -- Object getConfiguration()
+
+    /**
+     * Method getExecutions.
+     *
+     * @return List
+     */
+    public java.util.List<Execution> getExecutions() {
+        if (this.executions == null) {
+            this.executions = new java.util.ArrayList<Execution>();
+        }
+
+        return this.executions;
+    } // -- java.util.List<Execution> getExecutions()
+
+    /**
+     * Get the ID of this phase, e.g.,
+     * <code>generate-sources</code>.
+     *
+     * @return String
+     */
+    public String getId() {
+        return this.id;
+    } // -- String getId()
+
+    /**
+     * Method removeExecution.
+     *
+     * @param execution a execution object.
+     */
+    public void removeExecution(Execution execution) {
+        getExecutions().remove(execution);
+    } // -- void removeExecution( Execution )
+
+    /**
+     * Set configuration to pass to all goals run in this phase.
+     *
+     * @param configuration a configuration object.
+     */
+    public void setConfiguration(Object configuration) {
+        this.configuration = configuration;
+    } // -- void setConfiguration( Object )
+
+    /**
+     * Set the goals to execute within the phase.
+     *
+     * @param executions a executions object.
+     */
+    public void setExecutions(java.util.List<Execution> executions) {
+        this.executions = executions;
+    } // -- void setExecutions( java.util.List )
+
+    /**
+     * Set the ID of this phase, e.g.,
+     * <code>generate-sources</code>.
+     *
+     * @param id a id object.
+     */
+    public void setId(String id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    } // -- void setId( String )
+}