return project.getFile();
        }

        // Get the matching artifact from the project
        Artifact projectArtifact = findMatchingArtifact(project, artifact);
        if (projectArtifact != null) {
            // If the artifact has been associated to a file, use it
            File packagedArtifactFile = projectArtifact.getFile();

        this.reconnecting = reconnecting;
    }

    /**
     * Get the associated file object
     * @return the file object (can be null)
     */
    public Object getFile() {
        return file;
    }

    /**
     * Set the associated file object
     * @param file the file object
     */
    public void setFile(Object file) {
        this.file = file;
    }

                plugin.getVersion(),
                null,
                "maven-plugin",
                null,
                new PluginArtifactHandler());
        this.plugin = plugin;
        setFile(pluginArtifact.getFile());
        setResolved(true);
    }

    @Override
    public List<Dependency> getDependencies() {
        return plugin.getDependencies();
    }

    @Override

            if (conflictingProject != null) {
                throw new DuplicateProjectException(
                        projectId,
                        conflictingProject.getFile(),
                        project.getFile(),
                        "Project '" + projectId + "' is duplicated in the reactor");
            }

        @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
        List<Artifact> artifacts = project.getCompileArtifacts();
        assertEquals(1, artifacts.size());
        assertTrue(artifacts.get(0).getFile().getName().endsWith("tools.jar"));
    }

                org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact pomArtifact = new SubArtifact(mainArtifact, "", "pom");
                pomArtifact = pomArtifact.setFile(projectArtifactMetadata.getFile());
                request.addArtifact(pomArtifact);
            } else if (metadata instanceof SnapshotArtifactRepositoryMetadata
                    || metadata instanceof ArtifactRepositoryMetadata) {

        if (artifact == null) {
            return;
        }

        if (Artifact.SCOPE_SYSTEM.equals(artifact.getScope())) {
            File systemFile = artifact.getFile();

            if (systemFile == null) {
                throw new ArtifactNotFoundException("System artifact: " + artifact + " has no file attached", artifact);
            }

        if (Artifact.SCOPE_SYSTEM.equals(node.getArtifact().getScope())
                && (node.getArtifact().getFile() == null)
                && (artifact.getFile() != null)) {
            fireEvent(ResolutionListener.MANAGE_ARTIFACT_SYSTEM_PATH, listeners, node, artifact);
            node.getArtifact().setFile(artifact.getFile());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Check if the artifactScope needs to be updated. <a

            File selectedProject =
                    new File(new File(reactorDirectory, selector).toURI().normalize());

            if (selectedProject.isFile()) {
                return selectedProject.equals(project.getFile());
            } else if (selectedProject.isDirectory()) {
                return selectedProject.equals(project.getBasedir());
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

        this.path = path;
        this.timestamp = timestamp;
    }

    @Override
    public String getType() {
        return MAVEN_METADATA_XML;
    }

    @Deprecated
    @Override
    public File getFile() {
        return path != null ? path.toFile() : null;
    }

    @Override
    public Path getPath() {
        return path;
    }

    @Override