metadata.setPlugins(new ArrayList<>(mergedPlugins.values()));
        }

        // just carry-on as-is
        if (recessive.getVersioning() != null) {
            metadata.setVersioning(recessive.getVersioning());
        }
    }

    @Deprecated
    @Override
    public MavenMetadata setFile(File file) {
        return new PluginsMetadata(pluginInfo, file.toPath(), timestamp);

        artifact.addMetadata(metadata);

        Metadata repoMetadata = metadata.getMetadata();
        String version = null;
        if (repoMetadata != null && repoMetadata.getVersioning() != null) {
            version = constructVersion(repoMetadata.getVersioning(), artifact.getBaseVersion());
        }

        if (version == null) {
            // use the local copy, or if it doesn't exist - go to the remote repo for it

            Metadata repoMetadata, List<String> availableVersions) {
        Collection<String> versions = new LinkedHashSet<>();

        if ((repoMetadata != null) && (repoMetadata.getVersioning() != null)) {
            versions.addAll(repoMetadata.getVersioning().getVersions());
        }

        versions.addAll(availableVersions);

        List<ArtifactVersion> artifactVersions = new ArrayList<>(versions.size());

        Metadata metadata = new Metadata();
        metadata.setGroupId(artifact.getGroupId());
        metadata.setArtifactId(artifact.getArtifactId());
        metadata.setVersion(artifact.getVersion());
        metadata.setVersioning(versioning);
        return metadata;
    }

    protected static Versioning createVersioning(Snapshot snapshot) {
        Versioning versioning = new Versioning();
        versioning.setSnapshot(snapshot);