* then the path type is determined by checking if the dependency is modular.</p>
     *
     * @param types types of path where a dependency can be placed
     * @param filter filter the paths accepted by the tool which will consume the path
     * @param path path to the JAR file or output directory of the dependency

     */
    @Nonnull
    Optional<RemoteRepository> getRepository();

    /**
     * Traverses this node and potentially its children using the specified visitor.
     *
     * @param visitor the visitor to call back, must not be {@code null}
     * @return {@code true} to visit siblings nodes of this node as well, {@code false} to skip siblings
     */
    boolean accept(@Nonnull NodeVisitor visitor);

@Experimental
@Consumer
public interface PropertyContributor extends SpiService {
    /**
     * Invoked just before session is created with a mutable map that carries collected user properties so far.
     *
     * @param userProperties The mutable user properties, never {@code null}.
     */
    void contribute(Map<String, String> userProperties);

    List<Node> flatten(Session session, Node node, PathScope scope) throws DependencyResolverException;

    /**
     * This method collects, flattens and resolves the dependencies.
     *
     * @param request the request to resolve
     * @return the result of the resolution
     * @throws DependencyCollectorException
     * @throws DependencyResolverException
     * @throws ArtifactResolverException
     *

     * <li><code>[1.5,)</code> Versions 1.5 and higher</li>
     * <li><code>(,1.0],[1.2,)</code> Versions up to 1.0 (included) and 1.2 or higher</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param spec string representation of a version or version range
     * @return a new {@link VersionRange} object that represents the spec
     * @throws InvalidVersionSpecificationException if invalid version specification
     */

     *
     * @param model The model into which to merge the values defined by the profile, must not be <code>null</code>.
     * @param profile The (read-only) profile whose values should be injected, may be <code>null</code>.
     * @param request The model building request that holds further settings, must not be {@code null}.

     *
     * @param from    the requiring model
     * @param pomFile the path to the pomFile
     * @return the model, otherwise {@code null}
     */
    Model getRawModel(Path from, Path pomFile);

    /**
     * Get the model from the reactor based on the groupId and artifactId when resolving reactor dependencies.
     *
     * @param from    the requiring model
     * @param groupId    the groupId

     *
     * @param message The message describing the problem, may be {@code null}.
     * @param severity The severity level of the problem, may be {@code null} to default to
     *            {@link org.apache.maven.building.Problem.Severity#ERROR}.
     * @param source A hint about the source of the problem like a file path, may be {@code null}.

     *
     * @param target The model into which to import the dependency management section, must not be <code>null</code>.
     * @param sources The dependency management sections to import, may be <code>null</code>.
     * @param request The model building request that holds further settings, must not be {@code null}.

    private SettingsUtilsV4() {
        // don't allow construction.
    }

    /**
     * @param dominant
     * @param recessive
     */
    public static Settings merge(Settings dominant, Settings recessive) {
        return new SettingsMerger().merge(dominant, recessive, true, Collections.emptyMap());
    }

    /**
     * @param modelProfile
     * @return a profile
     */