if (parent.getRelativePath() == null || parent.getRelativePath().isEmpty()) {
                    buffer.append(" and 'parent.relativePath' points at no local POM");
                } else {
                    buffer.append(" and 'parent.relativePath' points at wrong local POM");
                }
            }

                artifactRequest.setRepositories(RepositoryUtils.toRepos(remoteRepositories));

                // Maven 2.x quirk: an artifact always points at the local repo, regardless whether resolved or not
                LocalRepositoryManager lrm = session.getLocalRepositoryManager();
                String path = lrm.getPathForLocalArtifact(artifactRequest.getArtifact());

                        Collections.singletonList(project.getArtifact().getId()),
                        null);

                // Maven 2.x quirk: an artifact always points at the local repo, regardless whether resolved or not
                LocalRepositoryManager lrm = session.getLocalRepositoryManager();
                for (Artifact artifact : artifacts) {

     * <p>
     * Shortcut for {@code getService(ArtifactFactory.class).create(...)}.
     *
     * @param coordString the string having "standard" coordinate.
     * @return coordinate used to point to the artifact
     *
     * @see org.apache.maven.api.services.ArtifactCoordinateFactory#create(Session, String)
     */
    @Nonnull
    ArtifactCoordinate createArtifactCoordinate(@Nonnull String coordString);

                extensionRecord = setupExtensionsRealm(project, plugin, repositorySession);
            } catch (PluginManagerException e) {
                // extensions realm is expected to be fully setup at this point
                // any exception means a problem in maven code, not a user error
                throw new IllegalStateException(e);
            }

            ClassRealm pluginRealm = extensionRecord.getRealm();

                prefixlessObjectBasedValueSource =
                        new ProblemDetectingValueSource(prefixlessObjectBasedValueSource, "", PREFIX_PROJECT, problems);
            }
        }

        // NOTE: Order counts here!
        List<ValueSource> valueSources = new ArrayList<>(9);

        if (projectDir != null) {
            ValueSource basedirValueSource = new PrefixedValueSourceWrapper(

  static within the build process, but rather to be setup as an aggregation of
  all settings-related information passed into the system.

** Control over downloads

  Find the control point for m2 using maven-wagon. At this point, inject
  a offline status parameter which is used when retrieving the specific Wagon.

  If <<<offline == true>>>:

  * If the wagon is not bound to "file://", then ignore the request and print

    public MavenModelMerger() {
        super(false);
    }

    @Override
    public Model merge(Model target, Model source, boolean sourceDominant, Map<?, ?> hints) {
        return super.merge(target, source, sourceDominant, hints);
    }

    @Override
    protected Model mergeModel(Model target, Model source, boolean sourceDominant, Map<Object, Object> context) {

        Map<Object, Object> hints = new HashMap<>();
        String childPath = child.getProperties().getOrDefault(CHILD_DIRECTORY_PROPERTY, child.getArtifactId());
        hints.put(CHILD_DIRECTORY, childPath);
        hints.put(MavenModelMerger.CHILD_PATH_ADJUSTMENT, getChildPathAdjustment(child, parent, childPath));
        return merger.merge(child, parent, false, hints);
    }

    /**