return this;
        }
        return new GradleDependencyMetadata(selector, excludes, constraint, endorsing, reason, force, artifacts);
    }

    @Override
    public ModuleDependencyMetadata withEndorseStrictVersions(boolean endorse) {
        if (endorse == this.endorsing) {
            return this;
        }
        return new GradleDependencyMetadata(selector, excludes, constraint, endorse, reason, force, artifacts);

 */

package org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.repositories.resolver

import org.gradle.api.artifacts.component.ModuleComponentSelector
import org.gradle.internal.component.external.model.GradleDependencyMetadata
import org.gradle.internal.component.external.model.ModuleDependencyMetadata
import org.gradle.internal.component.model.IvyArtifactName

        } else if (originalMetadata instanceof GradleDependencyMetadata){
            return fromGradleMetadata((GradleDependencyMetadata) originalMetadata);
        }
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

    private List<IvyArtifactName> fromGradleMetadata(GradleDependencyMetadata metadata) {
        IvyArtifactName artifact = metadata.getDependencyArtifact();

            dependencies.add(new GradleDependencyMetadata(selector, excludes, false, dependency.isEndorsingStrictVersions(), dependency.getReason(), forcedDependencies, dependencyArtifact));
        }
        for (ComponentVariant.DependencyConstraint dependencyConstraint : variant.getDependencyConstraints()) {
            dependencies.add(new GradleDependencyMetadata(

                for (ModuleDependencyMetadata dependencyMetadata: realisedVariant.getDependencyMetadata()) {
                    if (dependencyMetadata instanceof GradleDependencyMetadata) {
                        writeDependencyMetadata(encoder, (GradleDependencyMetadata) dependencyMetadata);
                    }
                }
            } else {

        encoder.writeSmallInt(dependencies.size());
        for (DependencyMetadata dependency: dependencies) {
            if (dependency instanceof GradleDependencyMetadata) {
                encoder.writeByte(GRADLE_DEPENDENCY_METADATA);
                writeDependencyMetadata(encoder, (GradleDependencyMetadata) dependency);
            } else if (dependency instanceof IvyDependencyMetadata) {

            capabilities, dependencies, variant.isExternalVariant());
    }

    private static List<GradleDependencyMetadata> convertDependencies(List<? extends ComponentVariant.Dependency> dependencies, List<? extends ComponentVariant.DependencyConstraint> dependencyConstraints, boolean force) {
        List<GradleDependencyMetadata> result = new ArrayList<>(dependencies.size());
        for (ComponentVariant.Dependency dependency : dependencies) {

        GradleDependencyMetadata dependencyMetadata = new GradleDependencyMetadata(selector, Collections.emptyList(), isConstraint(), isEndorsingStrictVersions(details), details.getReason(), false, null);

                    encoder.writeByte(FORCED_DEPENDENCY_METADATA);
                }
            }
            if (dependency instanceof GradleDependencyMetadata) {
                encoder.writeByte(GRADLE_DEPENDENCY_METADATA);
                writeDependencyMetadata(encoder, (GradleDependencyMetadata) dependency);
            } else if (dependency instanceof MavenDependencyMetadata) {

import org.gradle.internal.component.external.model.DefaultModuleComponentIdentifier;
import org.gradle.internal.component.external.model.DefaultModuleComponentSelector;
import org.gradle.internal.component.external.model.GradleDependencyMetadata;
import org.gradle.internal.component.external.model.ModuleDependencyMetadata;
import org.gradle.internal.component.external.model.maven.MavenDependencyDescriptor;