setPluginArtifactRepositories(request.getPluginArtifactRepositories());
        setRepositorySession(request.getRepositorySession());
        setLocalRepository(request.getLocalRepository());
        setBuildStartTime(request.getBuildStartTime());
        setProject(request.getProject());
        setResolveDependencies(request.isResolveDependencies());
        setValidationLevel(request.getValidationLevel());

        request.setValidationLevel(ModelBuildingRequest.VALIDATION_LEVEL_MAVEN_2_0);
        request.setResolveDependencies(false);

        request.setLocalRepository(configuration.getLocalRepository());
        request.setBuildStartTime(configuration.getBuildStartTime());
        request.setUserProperties(configuration.getUserProperties());
        request.setSystemProperties(configuration.getExecutionProperties());

     * Sets the start time of the build.
     *
     * @param buildStartTime The start time of the build, may be {@code null}.
     * @return This request, never {@code null}.
     */
    ModelBuildingRequest setBuildStartTime(Date buildStartTime);

    /**
     * Gets the model resolver to use for resolution of mixins or parents that are not locally reachable from the
     * project directory.
     *