* @see org.apache.maven.api.services.ProjectBuilder#build(Session, Source)
 * @see org.apache.maven.api.services.SettingsBuilder#build(Session, Source, Source, Source)
 * @see org.apache.maven.api.services.ToolchainsBuilder#build(Session, Source, Source)
 */
@Experimental
public interface Source {

    /**
     * Provides access the file to be parsed, if this source is backed by a file.
     *

import java.io.InputStream;

/**
 * Provides access to the contents of a source independently of the backing store (e.g. file system, database, memory).
 *
 */
public interface Source {

    /**
     * Gets a byte stream to the source contents. Closing the returned stream is the responsibility of the caller.
     *
     * @return A byte stream to the source contents, never {@code null}.
     * @throws IOException in case of IO issue

   * Returns a view of a slice of this byte source that is at most {@code length} bytes long
   * starting at the given {@code offset}. If {@code offset} is greater than the size of this
   * source, the returned source will be empty. If {@code offset + length} is greater than the size
   * of this source, the returned source will contain the slice starting at {@code offset} and
   * ending at the end of this source.
   *

  }

  public void testContentEquals() throws IOException {
    assertTrue(source.contentEquals(source));
    assertTrue(source.wasStreamOpened() && source.wasStreamClosed());

    ByteSource equalSource = new TestByteSource(bytes);
    assertTrue(source.contentEquals(equalSource));
    assertTrue(new TestByteSource(bytes).contentEquals(source));

    assertEquals(STRING.length(), source.copyTo(sink));
    assertTrue(source.wasStreamOpened() && source.wasStreamClosed());
    assertTrue(sink.wasStreamOpened() && sink.wasStreamClosed());

    assertEquals(STRING, sink.getString());
  }

  public void testRead_toString() throws IOException {
    assertEquals(STRING, source.read());
    assertTrue(source.wasStreamOpened() && source.wasStreamClosed());
  }

        if (!source.isEmpty()) {
          return false;
        }
      }
      return true;
    }

    @Override
    public Optional<Long> lengthIfKnown() {
      long result = 0L;
      for (CharSource source : sources) {
        Optional<Long> lengthIfKnown = source.lengthIfKnown();
        if (!lengthIfKnown.isPresent()) {
          return Optional.absent();
        }

    /**
     * Gets the global settings source.
     *
     * @return the global settings source or {@code null} if none
     */
    @Nonnull
    Optional<Source> getGlobalSettingsSource();

    /**
     * Gets the project settings source.
     *
     * @return the project settings source or {@code null} if none
     */
    @Nonnull
    Optional<Source> getProjectSettingsSource();

    /**

    @Nonnull
    Optional<Source> getSource();

    boolean isAllowStubModel();

    boolean isRecursive();

    boolean isProcessPlugins();

    @Nonnull
    static ProjectBuilderRequest build(@Nonnull Session session, @Nonnull Source source) {
        return builder()
                .session(nonNull(session, "session cannot be null"))
                .source(nonNull(source, "source cannot be null"))

        // don't merge
    }

    @Override
    protected void mergeModel_Licenses(
            Model.Builder builder, Model target, Model source, boolean sourceDominant, Map<Object, Object> context) {
        // don't merge
    }

    @Override
    protected void mergeModel_MailingLists(

    }

    @Override
    public void put(Path source, URI relativeTarget) {
        requireNonNull(source, "source is null");
        requireNonNull(relativeTarget, "relativeTarget is null");
        if (Files.isRegularFile(source)) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("source file does not exist or is not a file");
        }
        if (relativeTarget.isAbsolute()) {