*
     * @param repository The repository for which to determine the policy, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return The policy, never {@code null}.
     */
    ArtifactRepositoryPolicy getPolicy(ArtifactRepository repository);

        return buffer.toString();
    }

    @Override
    public int getNature() {
        return RELEASE;
    }

    @Override
    public ArtifactRepositoryPolicy getPolicy(ArtifactRepository repository) {
        int nature = getNature();
        if ((nature & RepositoryMetadata.RELEASE_OR_SNAPSHOT) == RepositoryMetadata.RELEASE_OR_SNAPSHOT) {