}

        return new Dependency(
                artifact,
                dependency.getScope(),
                dependency.getOptional() != null ? dependency.isOptional() : null,
                exclusions);
    }

    private Exclusion convert(org.apache.maven.model.Exclusion exclusion) {
        return new Exclusion(exclusion.getGroupId(), exclusion.getArtifactId(), "*", "*");

        </field>
      </fields>
      <codeSegments>
        <codeSegment>
          <version>4.0.0+</version>
          <code>
            <![CDATA[
    public boolean isOptional() {
        return (getOptional() != null) ? Boolean.parseBoolean(getOptional()) : false;
    }

            ]]>
          </code>
        </codeSegment>
        <codeSegment>