}

    /**
     * getter
     */
    public MetadataGraphNode getEntry() {
        return entry;
    }

    /**
     * getter
     */
    public Collection<MetadataGraphNode> getNodes() {
        return nodes;
    }

    Node getRoot();

    /**
     * The ordered list of the flattened dependency nodes.
     *
     * @return the ordered list of the flattened dependency nodes
     */
    @Nonnull
    List<Node> getNodes();

    /**
     * Returns the file paths of all dependencies, regardless on which tool option those paths should be placed.