import org.apache.maven.api.settings.Activation;
import org.apache.maven.api.settings.ActivationOS;
import org.apache.maven.api.settings.ActivationProperty;
import org.apache.maven.api.settings.Profile;
import org.apache.maven.api.settings.Repository;
import org.apache.maven.api.settings.RepositoryPolicy;
import org.apache.maven.api.settings.Settings;
import org.apache.maven.settings.v4.SettingsMerger;

/**

    }

    /**
     * @param settings could be null
     * @return a new instance of settings or null if settings was null.
     */
    public static org.apache.maven.settings.Settings copySettings(org.apache.maven.settings.Settings settings) {
        if (settings == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return new org.apache.maven.settings.Settings(settings.getDelegate());
    }