if (cached != null
                // if the POM has no file, we cached a missing artifact, only return the cached data if no update forced
                && (!request.isForceUpdate() || hasFile(cached.getPomArtifact()))) {
            return cached;
        }

        List<Dependency> dependencies;

        List<Dependency> managedDependencies = null;

// If data is not xlv2, it is returned in full.
func readXLMetaNoData(r io.Reader, size int64) ([]byte, error) {
	initial := size
	hasFull := true
	if initial > metaDataReadDefault {
		initial = metaDataReadDefault
		hasFull = false
	}

	buf := metaDataPoolGet()[:initial]
	_, err := io.ReadFull(r, buf)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("readXLMetaNoData(io.ReadFull): %w", err)