retValue = retValue.substring(2);

                if (retValue.length() >= 2 && (retValue.charAt(1) == '|' || retValue.charAt(1) == ':')) {
                    // special case: if there is a windows drive letter, then keep the original return value
                    retValue = retValue.charAt(0) + ":" + retValue.substring(2);
                } else {
                    // Now we expect the host

                            resolved = conflictResolver.resolveConflict(previous, node);
                        }

                        if (resolved == null) {
                            // TODO add better exception that can detail the two conflicting artifacts
                            ArtifactResolutionException are = new ArtifactResolutionException(

  repositories are "really" offline, since offline mode is more of a behavior,
  and this will lead to counter-intuitive results. A different feature may exist
  unimplemented, which is to detect when the network is down and provide better
  feedback for that case. However, when offline mode is declared, nothing
  earmarked as remote should be accessed, regardless of whether it is actually
  a physically local resource.

            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    private boolean isSafelyCacheable(RepositorySystemSession session, Artifact artifact) {
        /*
         * The workspace/reactor is in flux so we better not assume definitive information for any of its
         * artifacts/projects.
         */

        WorkspaceReader workspace = session.getWorkspaceReader();
        if (workspace == null) {

        // snapshot timestamp, or some other timestamp later encoded into the metadata.
        // TODO this needs to be repeated here so the merging doesn't interfere with the written metadata
        //  - we'd be much better having a pristine input, and an ongoing metadata for merging instead

        Map<ArtifactRepository, Metadata> previousMetadata = new HashMap<>();
        ArtifactRepository selected = null;