Map<String, String> props = null;
        if (org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact.SCOPE_SYSTEM.equals(artifact.getScope())) {
            String localPath = (artifact.getFile() != null) ? artifact.getFile().getPath() : "";
            props = Collections.singletonMap(MavenArtifactProperties.LOCAL_PATH, localPath);
        }

        Artifact result = new DefaultArtifact(
                artifact.getGroupId(),

                        for (int i = 0; i < operationsPerThread; i++) {
                            byte[] localData = new byte[128];
                            Arrays.fill(localData, (byte) i);
                            digest.sign(localData, 0, localData.length, request, response);
                            completedOps.incrementAndGet();
                        }