return null;
        } else if (Artifact.SCOPE_COMPILE.equals(scope) && Artifact.SCOPE_COMPILE.equals(inheritedScope)) {
            // added to retain compile artifactScope. Remove if you want compile inherited as runtime
            desiredScope = Artifact.SCOPE_COMPILE;
        }

        if (Artifact.SCOPE_TEST.equals(inheritedScope)) {
            desiredScope = Artifact.SCOPE_TEST;

                    if (v == 0) {
                        if (compareScope) {
                            String s1 = ArtifactScopeEnum.checkScope(md.artifactScope)
                                    .getScope();
                            String s2 = ArtifactScopeEnum.checkScope(vmd.artifactScope)
                                    .getScope();
                            return s1.compareTo(s2);
                        } else {

        if (parentVertex != null) // then create the edge
        {
            ArtifactMetadata md = node.getMd();
            MetadataGraphEdge e =
                    new MetadataGraphEdge(md.version, md.resolved, md.artifactScope, md.artifactUri, depth, pomOrder);
            addEdge(parentVertex, vertex, e);
        } else {
            entry = vertex;
        }

        MetadataTreeNode[] kids = node.getChildren();