return this;
    }

    public Set<Artifact> getArtifactDependencies() {
        return artifactDependencies;
    }

    public ArtifactRepository getLocalRepository() {
        return localRepository;
    }

    public MetadataResolutionRequest setLocalRepository(ArtifactRepository localRepository) {
        this.localRepository = localRepository;

        return this;

    public ArtifactMetadata getQuery() {
        return query;
    }

    public void setQuery(ArtifactMetadata query) {
        this.query = query;
    }

    public ArtifactRepository getLocalRepository() {
        return localRepository;
    }

    public void setLocalRepository(ArtifactRepository localRepository) {
        this.localRepository = localRepository;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the local repository to use for the resolution.
     *
     * @return The local repository to use for the resolution or {@code null} if not set.
     */
    ArtifactRepository getLocalRepository();

    /**
     * Sets the local repository to use for the resolution.
     *
     * @param localRepository The local repository to use for the resolution.
     * @return This request, never {@code null}.