}
            }
        } catch (IOException | XMLStreamException e) {
            // The root locator can be used very early during the setup of Maven,
            // even before the arguments from the command line are parsed.  Any exception
            // that would happen here should cause the build to fail at a later stage
            // (when actually parsing the POM) and will lead to a better exception being

    /**
     * Gets the user properties to use for interpolation and profile activation. The user properties have been
     * configured directly by the user on his discretion, e.g. via the {@code -Dkey=value} parameter on the command
     * line.
     *
     * @return The user properties, never {@code null}.
     */
    Map<String, String> getUserProperties();

    /**
     * Gets the base directory of the current project (if any).
     *

    /**
     * Sets the user properties to use for interpolation and profile activation. The user properties have been
     * configured directly by the user on his discretion, e.g. via the {@code -Dkey=value} parameter on the command
     * line.
     *
     * @param userProperties The user properties, may be {@code null}.
     * @return This context, never {@code null}.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")