return userProperties;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the user properties to use for interpolation and profile activation. The user properties have been
     * configured directly by the user on his discretion, e.g. via the {@code -Dkey=value} parameter on the command
     * line.
     *
     * @param userProperties The user properties, may be {@code null}.
     * @return This context, never {@code null}.
     */

     */
    Properties getSystemProperties();

    /**
     * Sets the user properties to use for interpolation and profile activation. The user properties have been
     * configured directly by the user on his discretion, e.g. via the {@code -Dkey=value} parameter on the command
     * line.
     *
     * @param userProperties The user properties, may be {@code null}.
     * @return This request, never {@code null}.
     */

     */
    Map<String, String> getSystemProperties();

    /**
     * Gets the user properties to use for interpolation and profile activation. The user properties have been
     * configured directly by the user on his discretion, e.g. via the {@code -Dkey=value} parameter on the command
     * line.
     *
     * @return The user properties, never {@code null}.
     */
    Map<String, String> getUserProperties();

    /**

        return request.getGoals();
    }

    /**
     * Gets the user properties to use for interpolation and profile activation. The user properties have been
     * configured directly by the user on his discretion, e.g. via the {@code -Dkey=value} parameter on the command
     * line.
     *
     * @return The user properties, never {@code null}.
     */
    public Properties getUserProperties() {

 here's what I do currently in the netbeans part of the mavenide project to
 find the relevant subprojects/sibling projects. I check if the user has
 defined the maven.multiproject.includes property in any of his properties
 files for the current project. if yes. then I'm able to find projects that
 can be offered to be opened together with the current project.
 problems with the current solution are:

     */
    Properties getSystemProperties();

    /**
     * Sets the user properties to use for interpolation and profile activation. The user properties have been
     * configured directly by the user on his discretion, e.g. via the {@code -Dkey=value} parameter on the command
     * line.
     *
     * @param userProperties The user properties, may be {@code null}.
     * @return This request, never {@code null}.
     */