return null;
        }

        MetadataTreeNode tree = null;
        MetadataTreeNode parent = null;

        for (ArtifactMetadata md : classpath) {
            MetadataTreeNode node = new MetadataTreeNode(md, parent, md.isResolved(), md.getArtifactScope());
            if (tree == null) {
                tree = node;
            }

            if (parent != null) {