*       v2
         *   v1<
         *      v3-v4
         *
         */
        graph = new MetadataGraph(4, 3);
        v1 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a1", "1.0"));
        graph.setEntry(v1);
        v2 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a2", "1.0"));
        v3 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a3", "1.0"));
        v4 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a4", "1.0"));

        /*
         *       v2
         *   v1<
         *       v3-v4
         *
         */
        v1 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a1", "1.0"));
        graph.setEntry(v1);
        v2 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a2", "1.0"));
        v3 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a3", "1.0"));
        v4 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a4", "1.0"));

            res.setVersionedVertices(false);
            res.setScopedVertices(false);

            MetadataGraphVertex resEntry = res.addVertex(entry.getMd());
            res.setEntry(resEntry);

            res.setScope(requestedScope);

            for (MetadataGraphVertex v : vertices) {
                final List<MetadataGraphEdge> ins = graph.getIncidentEdges(v);

        }

        return count;
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    public MetadataGraphVertex getEntry() {
        return entry;
    }

    public void setEntry(MetadataGraphVertex entry) {
        this.entry = entry;
    }

    public TreeSet<MetadataGraphVertex> getVertices() {
        return vertices;
    }

            }
        }

        MetadataGraphNode node = new MetadataGraphNode(md);
        addNode(node);
        return node;
    }

    /**
     * getter
     */
    public MetadataGraphNode getEntry() {
        return entry;
    }

    /**
     * getter
     */
    public Collection<MetadataGraphNode> getNodes() {
        return nodes;
    }

            if (Files.isRegularFile(artifactPath)) {
                try (JarFile artifactJar = new JarFile(artifactPath.toFile(), false)) {
                    ZipEntry pluginDescriptorEntry = artifactJar.getEntry(PLUGIN_DESCRIPTOR_LOCATION);

                    if (pluginDescriptorEntry != null) {
                        try (InputStream is = artifactJar.getInputStream(pluginDescriptorEntry)) {

             * taken as a fallback.
             */
            try (JarFile jar = new JarFile(path.toFile())) {
                ZipEntry entry = jar.getEntry(MODULE_INFO);
                if (entry != null) {
                    String name = null;
                    if (resolve) {
                        try (InputStream in = jar.getInputStream(entry)) {

        try {
            if (pluginFile.isFile()) {
                try (JarFile pluginJar = new JarFile(pluginFile, false)) {
                    ZipEntry pluginDescriptorEntry = pluginJar.getEntry(getPluginDescriptorLocation());

                    if (pluginDescriptorEntry != null) {
                        pluginDescriptor = parsePluginDescriptor(

                // single entry in the classpath, populated from itself
                ArtifactMetadata amd = cleanGraph.getEntry().getMd();
                cpc.add(amd);
            } else {
                ClasspathGraphVisitor v = new ClasspathGraphVisitor(cleanGraph, cpc);
                MetadataGraphVertex entry = cleanGraph.getEntry();
                // entry point
                v.visit(entry);
            }

            return cpc;

     * @param scope - which classpath to extract
     * @param resolve - whether to resolve artifacts.
     * @return Collection of metadata objects in the linked subgraph of the graph which
     *             contains the graph.getEntry() vertice
     */
    ClasspathContainer transform(MetadataGraph dirtyGraph, ArtifactScopeEnum scope, boolean resolve)
            throws MetadataGraphTransformationException;