// similar component for re-usage
        if (file != null) {
            if (file.isAbsolute()) {
                // path was already absolute, just normalize file separator and we're done
            } else if (file.getPath().startsWith(File.separator)) {
                // drive-relative Windows path, don't align with project directory but with drive root

        // similar component for re-usage
        if (file != null) {
            if (file.isAbsolute()) {
                // path was already absolute, just normalize file separator and we're done
            } else if (file.getPath().startsWith(File.separator)) {
                // drive-relative Windows path, don't align with project directory but with drive root

        public int getType() {
            return LIST_ITEM;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean isNull() {
            return (size() == 0);
        }

        void normalize() {
            for (int i = size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
                Item lastItem = get(i);

                if (lastItem.isNull()) {
                    if (i == size() - 1 || get(i + 1).getType() == STRING_ITEM) {

        }

        private final UrlNormalizer normalizer;

        UrlNormalizingPostProcessor(UrlNormalizer normalizer) {
            this.normalizer = normalizer;
        }

        @Override
        public Object execute(String expression, Object value) {
            if (value != null && URL_EXPRESSIONS.contains(expression)) {
                return normalizer.normalize(value.toString());
            }

            if (retValue.length() >= 2 && retValue.charAt(1) == '|') {
                retValue = retValue.charAt(0) + ":" + retValue.substring(2);
            }

            // normalize separators
            retValue = new File(retValue).getPath();
        }

        if (retValue == null) {
            retValue = "/";
        }
        return retValue.trim();
    }

    /**

                } else {
                    Path topDirectory = mavenSession.getTopDirectory();
                    Path locationPath = Paths.get(location).toAbsolutePath().normalize();
                    if (locationPath.startsWith(topDirectory)) {
                        locationPath = topDirectory.relativize(locationPath);
                    }

                    }
                    normalized = true;
                } else {
                    repos.add((ArtifactRepository) repository);
                }
            }

            if (normalized) {
                return repos;
            }
        }

        return (List<ArtifactRepository>) repositories;
    }