effectivePolicy.merge(policy);
            }
        }

        return effectivePolicy;
    }

    @Override
    public Mirror getMirror(ArtifactRepository repository, List<Mirror> mirrors) {
        return mirrorSelector.getMirror(repository, mirrors);
    }

    @Override
    public void injectMirror(List<ArtifactRepository> repositories, List<Mirror> mirrors) {

    private static final String EXTERNAL_WILDCARD = "external:*";

    private static final String EXTERNAL_HTTP_WILDCARD = "external:http:*";

    @Override
    public Mirror getMirror(ArtifactRepository repository, List<Mirror> mirrors) {
        String repoId = repository.getId();

        if (repoId != null && mirrors != null) {
            for (Mirror mirror : mirrors) {

    }

    @Deprecated
    @Override
    public ArtifactRepository getMirrorRepository(ArtifactRepository repository) {

        Mirror mirror = mirrorSelector.getMirror(
                repository, legacySupport.getSession().getSettings().getMirrors());

        if (mirror != null) {
            String id = mirror.getId();
            if (id == null) {
                // TODO this should be illegal in settings.xml

        String key = getMetadataKey(repository, file);

        return readLastUpdated(touchfile, key);
    }

    @Override
    public String getError(Artifact artifact, ArtifactRepository repository) {
        File touchFile = getTouchfile(artifact);
        return getError(touchFile, getRepositoryKey(repository));
    }

    @Override
    public void touch(Artifact artifact, ArtifactRepository repository, String error) {

     */
    public boolean isSuccess() {
        return returnCode == 0;
    }

    /**
     * Gets a human-readable error description.
     *
     * @return the error description
     */
    public String getError() {
        return error != null ? error : "Error code: " + returnCode;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the error message.
     *
     * @param error the error message
     */

                    return registration;
                } else {
                    String errorMsg = response != null ? response.getError() : "Response was null";
                    throw new IOException("Witness registration failed: " + errorMsg);
                }

            } catch (Exception e) {

        this.recommendedHeartbeatInterval = recommendedHeartbeatInterval;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the error message.
     *
     * @return the error message
     */
    public String getError() {
        return error;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the error message.
     *
     * @param error the error message
     */
    public void setError(String error) {
        this.error = error;

     */
    public boolean isSuccess() {
        return returnCode == 0;
    }

    /**
     * Gets a human-readable error description.
     *
     * @return the error description
     */
    public String getError() {
        return error != null ? error : "Error code: " + returnCode;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the error message.
     *
     * @param error the error message
     */

        this.error = error;
        this.completed = true;
    }

    /**
     * Get error if request failed
     *
     * @return exception if failed, null if successful
     */
    public Exception getError() {
        return error;
    }

    /**
     * Check if request failed
     *
     * @return true if failed, false otherwise
     */
    public boolean hasFailed() {

                    
                    return registration;
                } else {
                    throw new IOException("Witness registration failed: " + response.getError());
                }
                
            } catch (Exception e) {
                log.error("Failed to register for witness notifications", e);
                throw new RuntimeException(e);
            }