}

    /**
     * Sets the state of the "add default entities" flag.
     *
     * @param addDefaultEntities a addDefaultEntities object.
     */
    public void setAddDefaultEntities(boolean addDefaultEntities) {
        delegate.setAddDefaultEntities(addDefaultEntities);
    }

    /**
     * Method read.
     *
     * @param reader a reader object.
     * @param strict a strict object.
     * @return Metadata

                source = new InputSource(request.getLocation());
            }
            SettingsStaxReader xml = new SettingsStaxReader();
            xml.setAddDefaultEntities(request.isAddDefaultEntities());
            if (reader != null) {
                return xml.read(reader, request.isStrict(), source);
            } else {

                source = new InputSource(request.getModelId(), request.getLocation());
            }
            MavenToolchainsStaxReader xml = new MavenToolchainsStaxReader();
            xml.setAddDefaultEntities(request.isAddDefaultEntities());
            if (reader != null) {
                return xml.read(reader, request.isStrict());
            } else {
                return xml.read(inputStream, request.isStrict());

            throw new IllegalArgumentException("path, url, reader or inputStream must be non null");
        }
        try {
            PluginDescriptorStaxReader xml = new PluginDescriptorStaxReader();
            xml.setAddDefaultEntities(request.isAddDefaultEntities());
            if (inputStream != null) {
                return xml.read(inputStream, request.isStrict());
            } else if (reader != null) {

                source = new InputSource(
                        request.getModelId(), path != null ? path.toUri().toString() : null);
            }
            MavenStaxReader xml = new MavenStaxReader();
            xml.setAddDefaultEntities(request.isAddDefaultEntities());
            if (inputStream != null) {
                return xml.read(inputStream, request.isStrict(), source);
            } else if (reader != null) {

     * Sets the state of the "add default entities" flag.
     *
     * @param addDefaultEntities a addDefaultEntities object.
     */
    public void setAddDefaultEntities(boolean addDefaultEntities) {
        this.addDefaultEntities = addDefaultEntities;
    } //-- void setAddDefaultEntities(boolean)

#if ( $locationTracking )
    /**
     * Returns the state of the "add location information" flag.
     *
     * @return boolean