URL resourceUrl = cloader.getResource(resource);

        if (resourceUrl == null) {
            throw new FileNotFoundException("Unable to find: " + resource);
        }

        return new File(resourceUrl.toURI());
    }

    protected ArtifactRepository getLocalRepository() throws Exception {
        ArtifactRepositoryLayout repoLayout = getContainer().lookup(ArtifactRepositoryLayout.class);

        URL resourceUrl = cloader.getResource(resource);

        if (resourceUrl == null) {
            throw new FileNotFoundException("Unable to find: " + resource);
        }

        return new File(resourceUrl.toURI());
    }

    protected ArtifactRepository getLocalRepository() throws Exception {
        return repositorySystem.createLocalRepository(getLocalRepositoryPath());
    }