} else {
            return doRead(request);
        }
    }

    private Path doLocateExistingPom(Path project) {
        if (project == null) {
            project = Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.dir"));
        }
        if (Files.isDirectory(project)) {
            Path pom = project.resolve("pom.xml");
            return Files.isRegularFile(pom) ? pom : null;
        } else if (Files.isRegularFile(project)) {