}

    /**
     * Serialize the inbound Model instance to a StringWriter, perform the regex replacement to resolve
     * POM expressions, then re-parse into the resolved Model instance.
     * <p>
     * <b>NOTE:</b> This will result in a different instance of Model being returned!!!
     *
     * @param model The inbound Model instance, to serialize and reference for expression resolution

     */
    String IS_STRICT = "org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.metadata.io.isStrict";

    /**
     * Reads the metadata from the specified file.
     *
     * @param input The file to deserialize the metadata from, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param options The options to use for deserialization, may be {@code null} to use the default values.
     * @return The deserialized metadata, never {@code null}.

    /**
     * Reads the model from the specified byte stream. The stream will be automatically closed before the method
     * returns.
     *
     * @param request The reader request to deserialize the model, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return The deserialized model, never {@code null}.
     * @throws IOException If the model could not be deserialized.