* @param options The options to use for deserialization, may be {@code null} to use the default values.
     * @return The deserialized metadata, never {@code null}.
     * @throws IOException If the metadata could not be deserialized.
     * @throws MetadataParseException If the input format could not be parsed.
     */
    Metadata read(File input, Map<String, ?> options) throws IOException, MetadataParseException;

        if (metadata != null && metadata.getFile() != null && metadata.getFile().isFile()) {
            try {
                Map<String, ?> options = Collections.singletonMap(MetadataReader.IS_STRICT, Boolean.FALSE);

                Metadata pluginGroupMetadata = metadataReader.read(metadata.getFile(), options);

                List<org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.metadata.Plugin> plugins = pluginGroupMetadata.getPlugins();

     *
     * @param source the source to parse, never {@code null}
     * @param options possible parsing options, may be {@code null}
     * @return the parsed {@link Model}, never {@code null}
     * @throws ModelParserException if the model cannot be parsed
     */
    @Nonnull
    Model parse(@Nonnull Source source, @Nullable Map<String, ?> options) throws ModelParserException;

    /**

 * A {@code PathType} can identify the class-path, the module-path, the patches for a specific module,
 * or another kind of path.
 *
 * <p>One path type is handled in a special way: unlike other options,
 * the paths specified in a {@code --patch-module} Java option is effective only for a specified module.
 * This type is created by calls to {@link #patchModule(String)} and a new instance must be created for

public class DefaultMetadataReader implements MetadataReader {

    public Metadata read(File input, Map<String, ?> options) throws IOException {
        Objects.requireNonNull(input, "input cannot be null");

        return read(Files.newInputStream(input.toPath()), options);
    }

    public Metadata read(Reader input, Map<String, ?> options) throws IOException {
        Objects.requireNonNull(input, "input cannot be null");

     */
    private final List<Path> paths;

    /**
     * The file paths of all dependencies, dispatched according the Java options where to place them.
     */
    private final Map<PathType, List<Path>> dispatchedPaths;

    /**
     * The dependencies together with the path to each dependency.
     */

    List<Path> getPaths();

    /**
     * Returns the file paths of all dependencies, dispatched according the tool options where to place them.
     * The {@link PathType} keys identify, for example, {@code --class-path} or {@code --module-path} options.
     * In the case of Java tools, the map may also contain {@code --patch-module} options, which are
     * {@linkplain org.apache.maven.api.JavaPathType#patchModule(String) handled in a special way}.
     *

        if (metadata != null && metadata.getFile() != null && metadata.getFile().isFile()) {
            try {
                Map<String, ?> options = Collections.singletonMap(MetadataReader.IS_STRICT, Boolean.FALSE);

                Metadata repoMetadata = metadataReader.read(metadata.getFile(), options);

                mergeMetadata(versions, repoMetadata, repository);
            } catch (IOException e) {

     */
    private final List<Path> paths;

    /**
     * The file paths of all dependencies, dispatched according the Java options where to place them.
     */
    private final Map<PathType, List<Path>> dispatchedPaths;

    /**
     * The dependencies together with the path to each dependency.
     */