}
        if (userDefinedLocalRepo != null) {
            return context.cwd.resolve(userDefinedLocalRepo);
        }
        // settings
        userDefinedLocalRepo = context.effectiveSettings.getLocalRepository();
        if (userDefinedLocalRepo != null && !userDefinedLocalRepo.isEmpty()) {
            return context.userDirectory.resolve(userDefinedLocalRepo).normalize();
        }
        // defaults

        ArtifactFilter collectionFilter = request.getCollectionFilter();
        ArtifactFilter resolutionFilter = request.getResolutionFilter();
        RepositorySystemSession session = getSession(request.getLocalRepository());

        // TODO: hack because metadata isn't generated in m2e correctly and i want to run the maven i have in the
        // workspace
        if (source == null) {
            try {