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

            if (parent != null) {
                parent.setNChildren(1);
                parent.addChild(0, node);
            }

            parent = node;
        }
        return tree;
    }