}
        if (Files.isDirectory(project)) {
            Path pom = project.resolve("pom.xml");
            return Files.isRegularFile(pom) ? pom : null;
        } else if (Files.isRegularFile(project)) {
            return project;
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }

    private Model doRead(XmlReaderRequest request) throws IOException {