return mad;
    }

    public MetadataResolutionRequest setArtifactMetadata(MavenArtifactMetadata md) {
        this.mad = md;

        return this;
    }

    public MetadataResolutionRequest setArtifactDependencies(Set<Artifact> artifactDependencies) {
        this.artifactDependencies = artifactDependencies;

        return this;
    }

    public Set<Artifact> getArtifactDependencies() {

        request.setProxies(session.getRequest().getProxies());

        for (MavenProject project : projects) {
            request.setArtifact(new ProjectArtifact(project));
            request.setArtifactDependencies(project.getDependencyArtifacts());
            request.setManagedVersionMap(project.getManagedVersionMap());
            request.setRemoteRepositories(project.getRemoteArtifactRepositories());

    }

    public ArtifactResolutionRequest setArtifact(Artifact artifact) {
        this.artifact = artifact;

        return this;
    }

    public ArtifactResolutionRequest setArtifactDependencies(Set<Artifact> artifactDependencies) {
        this.artifactDependencies = artifactDependencies;

        return this;
    }

    public Set<Artifact> getArtifactDependencies() {