LOGGER.debug(
                "Reading user settings from '{}'",
                getLocation(settingsRequest.getUserSettingsSource(), settingsRequest.getUserSettingsFile()));

        SettingsBuildingResult settingsResult = settingsBuilder.build(settingsRequest);

        if (request.getEventSpyDispatcher() != null) {

        this.projectSettingsSource = projectSettingsSource;

        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public File getUserSettingsFile() {
        return userSettingsFile;
    }

    @Override
    public DefaultSettingsBuildingRequest setUserSettingsFile(File userSettingsFile) {
        this.userSettingsFile = userSettingsFile;

        copy.setProfiles(original.getProfiles());
        copy.setPluginGroups(original.getPluginGroups());
        copy.setProjectPresent(original.isProjectPresent());
        copy.setUserSettingsFile(original.getUserSettingsFile());
        copy.setInstallationSettingsFile(original.getInstallationSettingsFile());
        copy.setUserToolchainsFile(original.getUserToolchainsFile());

        SettingsBuildingRequest settingsRequest = new DefaultSettingsBuildingRequest();
        settingsRequest.setUserSettingsFile(request.getUserSettingsFile());
        settingsRequest.setProjectSettingsFile(request.getProjectSettingsFile());
        settingsRequest.setGlobalSettingsFile(request.getGlobalSettingsFile());

        Settings globalSettings = readSettings(globalSettingsSource, request, problems);

        Source userSettingsSource = getSettingsSource(request.getUserSettingsFile(), request.getUserSettingsSource());
        Settings userSettings = readSettings(userSettingsSource, request, problems);

        settingsMerger.merge(userSettings, globalSettings, TrackableBase.GLOBAL_LEVEL);

    /**
     * Gets the user settings file.
     *
     * @return The user settings file or {@code null} if none.
     */
    File getUserSettingsFile();

    /**
     * Sets the user settings file. A non-existent settings file is equivalent to empty settings. If both a user
     * settings file and a global settings file are given, the user settings take precedence.

    MavenExecutionRequest addPluginGroups(List<String> pluginGroups);

    boolean isProjectPresent();

    MavenExecutionRequest setProjectPresent(boolean isProjectPresent);

    File getUserSettingsFile();

    MavenExecutionRequest setUserSettingsFile(File userSettingsFile);

    File getProjectSettingsFile();

    MavenExecutionRequest setProjectSettingsFile(File projectSettingsFile);