}

        if (path == null) {
            return null;
        }

        path = path.trim();

        String base = basedir.getAbsolutePath();
        if (path.startsWith(base)) {
            path = chopLeadingFileSeparator(path.substring(base.length()));
        }

        if (path.isEmpty()) {
            path = ".";
        }

        if (!new File(path).isAbsolute()) {

import java.nio.file.Path;

import org.apache.maven.api.di.Named;
import org.apache.maven.api.di.Singleton;
import org.apache.maven.api.services.model.*;

/**
 * Resolves relative paths against a specific base directory.
 *
 */
@Named
@Singleton
public class DefaultPathTranslator implements PathTranslator {

    @Override
    public String alignToBaseDirectory(String path, Path basedir) {