int nChildren = 8;

    MetadataTreeNode[] children; // of cause

    public int getNChildren() {
        return nChildren;
    }

    public void setNChildren(int children) {
        nChildren = children;
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    public MetadataTreeNode() {}

            if (tree == null) {
                tree = node;
            }

            if (parent != null) {
                parent.setNChildren(1);
                parent.addChild(0, node);
            }

            parent = node;
        }
        return tree;
    }

    public void setClasspath(List<ArtifactMetadata> classpath) {