*/
    String STRICT = "strict";

    /**
     * Locates the pom in the given directory.
     *
     * @param dir the directory to locate the pom for, never {@code null}
     * @return a {@code Source} pointing to the located pom or an empty {@code Optional} if none was found by this parser
     */
    @Nonnull
    Optional<Source> locate(@Nonnull Path dir);

    /**

         * @return the path to the located POM file, or null if no POM can be found
         * @throws NullPointerException if project is null
         */
        @Nullable
        Path locateExistingPom(@Nonnull Path project);
    }

    /**
     * Resolves a relative path to another POM file using the provided model locator.
     * This method is specifically used to locate POM files for subprojects or related

        // Alright, here's the justification for all the regexp wizardry below...
        //
        // Continuum and other server-like apps may need to locate the user-level and
        // global-level settings somewhere other than ${user.home} and ${maven.home},
        // respectively. Using a simple replacement of these patterns will allow them

 *
 * @author mbechler
 */
public interface NameServiceClient {

    /**
     * Gets the local host NetBIOS address.
     *
     * @return local host address
     */
    NetbiosAddress getLocalHost();

    /**
     * Gets the local host NetBIOS name.
     *
     * @return the local host name
     */
    NetbiosName getLocalName();

    /**
     * Gets the unknown NetBIOS name instance.

    if (testDir != null) {
      return testDir;
    }

    URL testFileUrl = IoTestCase.class.getResource("testdata/i18n.txt");
    if (testFileUrl == null) {
      throw new RuntimeException("unable to locate testdata directory");
    }

    if (testFileUrl.getProtocol().equals("file")) {
      try {
        File testFile = new File(testFileUrl.toURI());
        testDir = testFile.getParentFile(); // the testdata directory

 * <li>Check Local Repository: Maven first checks if the artifact is available in the local repository.</li>
 * <li>Check Remote Repositories: If the artifact is not found locally, Maven queries the configured remote repositories in the order they are listed.</li>
 * <li>Download and Cache: If Maven finds the artifact in a remote repository, it downloads it and stores it in the local repository for future use.</li>
 * </ol>

        final Date date = toDate("11:49:10 AM", "hh:mm:ss a", Locale.US);
        assertThat(new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss").format(date), is("11:49:10"));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testToDate_SpecificPattern() throws Exception {
        final Date date = toDate("10::49::11", "ss::mm::HH");

        // Test with various locale configurations
        Locale[] testLocales = { Locale.US, Locale.UK, Locale.CANADA, Locale.FRANCE, Locale.CHINA, Locale.KOREA, new Locale("es", "ES"),
                new Locale("pt", "BR") };

        for (Locale locale : testLocales) {
            OptionalThing<String> result = provider.determineAlias(locale);

     *
     * @param locale the locale
     * @return the {@literal locale} if not {@literal null}, otherwise the default locale
     */
    protected static Locale getLocale(final Locale locale) {
        if (locale != null) {
            return locale;
        }
        return LocaleUtil.getDefault();
    }

     *
     * @param locale
     *            Locale
     * @return Separator for decimal numbers
     */
    public static String findDecimalSeparator(final Locale locale) {
        final DecimalFormatSymbols symbol = getDecimalFormatSymbols(locale);
        return Character.toString(symbol.getDecimalSeparator());
    }

    private static DecimalFormatSymbols getDecimalFormatSymbols(final Locale locale) {