addSnapshotVersion(source.getVersioning(), before, artifact);
        // nothing should be updated, as the target was already updated at a later date than source
        assertFalse(target.merge(source));
        assertEquals(1, target.getVersioning().getSnapshotVersions().size());
        assertEquals(sv1, target.getVersioning().getSnapshotVersions().get(0));

                    if (m.getVersioning() == null) {
                        m.setVersioning(new Versioning());
                    }

                    if (m.getVersioning().getSnapshot() == null) {
                        m.getVersioning().setSnapshot(new Snapshot());
                    }
                } else {
                    if ((m.getVersioning() != null)

            versioning.setLastUpdatedTimestamp(timestamp);
            lastUpdated = versioning.getLastUpdated();

            metadata.setVersioning(versioning);
        } else {
            snapshot = metadata.getVersioning().getSnapshot();
            lastUpdated = metadata.getVersioning().getLastUpdated();
        }

        for (Artifact artifact : artifacts) {
            String version = artifact.getVersion();

        Metadata repoMetadata = metadata.getMetadata();
        if ((repoMetadata != null)
                && (repoMetadata.getVersioning() != null
                        && repoMetadata.getVersioning().getSnapshot() != null)) {
            buildNumber = repoMetadata.getVersioning().getSnapshot().getBuildNumber();
        }
        return buildNumber;
    }

    public static DateFormat getUtcDateFormatter() {

    }

    @Override
    protected void merge(Metadata recessive) {
        metadata.getVersioning().setLastUpdatedTimestamp(timestamp);

        String lastUpdated = metadata.getVersioning().getLastUpdated();

        Map<String, SnapshotVersion> versions = new LinkedHashMap<>();

        for (Artifact artifact : artifacts) {

            metadata.setPlugins(new ArrayList<>(mergedPlugins.values()));
        }

        // just carry-on as-is
        if (recessive.getVersioning() != null) {
            metadata.setVersioning(recessive.getVersioning());
        }
    }

    @Deprecated
    @Override
    public MavenMetadata setFile(File file) {
        return new PluginsMetadata(pluginInfo, file.toPath(), timestamp);

            Metadata repoMetadata, List<String> availableVersions) {
        Collection<String> versions = new LinkedHashSet<>();

        if ((repoMetadata != null) && (repoMetadata.getVersioning() != null)) {
            versions.addAll(repoMetadata.getVersioning().getVersions());
        }

        versions.addAll(availableVersions);

        List<ArtifactVersion> artifactVersions = new ArrayList<>(versions.size());

                        try (InputStream in = Files.newInputStream(metadata.getPath())) {
                            versioning = new Versioning(
                                    new MetadataStaxReader().read(in, false).getVersioning());
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            invalidMetadata(session, trace, metadata, repository, e);

            listener.metadataInvalid(event.build());
        }
    }

    private void mergeMetadata(Versions versions, Metadata source, ArtifactRepository repository) {
        Versioning versioning = source.getVersioning();
        if (versioning != null) {
            String timestamp = versioning.getLastUpdated() == null
                    ? ""
                    : versioning.getLastUpdated().trim();

                        try (InputStream in = Files.newInputStream(metadata.getPath())) {
                            versioning = new Versioning(
                                    new MetadataStaxReader().read(in, false).getVersioning());

                            /*
                            NOTE: Users occasionally misuse the id "local" for remote repos which screws up the metadata