* Also removes any previously installed versions of the same plugin.
     *
     * @param artifact the artifact to install
     */
    public static void installArtifact(final Artifact artifact) {
        new Thread(() -> {
            final PluginHelper pluginHelper = ComponentUtil.getPluginHelper();
            final Artifact[] artifacts = pluginHelper.getInstalledArtifacts(artifact.getType());

import gradlebuild.basics.classanalysis.addJarEntry
import org.gradle.api.artifacts.transform.CacheableTransform
import org.gradle.api.artifacts.transform.InputArtifact
import org.gradle.api.artifacts.transform.TransformAction
import org.gradle.api.artifacts.transform.TransformOutputs
import org.gradle.api.artifacts.transform.TransformParameters
import org.gradle.api.file.FileSystemLocation

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.factory.ArtifactFactory;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.filter.AndArtifactFilter;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.filter.ArtifactFilter;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.filter.ExclusionArtifactFilter;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.InvalidVersionSpecificationException;

        checkScopeUpdate(Artifact.SCOPE_RUNTIME, Artifact.SCOPE_PROVIDED, Artifact.SCOPE_RUNTIME);
        checkScopeUpdate(Artifact.SCOPE_RUNTIME, Artifact.SCOPE_RUNTIME, Artifact.SCOPE_RUNTIME);
        checkScopeUpdate(Artifact.SCOPE_RUNTIME, Artifact.SCOPE_SYSTEM, Artifact.SCOPE_SYSTEM);
        checkScopeUpdate(Artifact.SCOPE_RUNTIME, Artifact.SCOPE_TEST, Artifact.SCOPE_RUNTIME);

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ArtifactMetadataSource;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ResolutionGroup;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.ArtifactResolutionException;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.ArtifactResolutionRequest;

                artifact.getType(),
                artifact.getClassifier(),
                remoteRepositories,
                artifact.getDependencyTrail(),
                t);
        this.artifact = artifact;
    }

    public Artifact getArtifact() {
        return artifact;
    }

    public String getGroupId() {
        return groupId;
    }

            return realm;
        }

        public List<Artifact> getArtifacts() {
            return artifacts;
        }

        private final ClassRealm realm;

        private final List<Artifact> artifacts;

        public CacheRecord(ClassRealm realm, List<Artifact> artifacts) {
            this.realm = realm;
            this.artifacts = artifacts;
        }
    }

    /**
     * A cache key.
     */

    /**
     * Retrieves the file system path associated with a specific artifact.
     *
     * @param artifact The {@link Artifact} whose path is to be retrieved.
     * @return The {@link Path} to the artifact, or {@code null} if unavailable.
     */
    @Nullable
    Path getPath(@Nonnull Artifact artifact);

    /**
     * Returns a mapping of artifact coordinates to their corresponding resolution results.
     *

 *   <li><strong>GAV Resolution</strong>: Computes GroupId, ArtifactId, Version for all project artifacts with parent inheritance</li>
 *   <li><strong>Cross-Module Inference</strong>: Uses knowledge of all project artifacts for intelligent inference decisions</li>
 *   <li><strong>RelativePath Resolution</strong>: Resolves parent POMs via relativePath for artifactId inference</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * <h3>Format Preservation</h3>
 * <ul>

     * @param pluginArtifact The plugin's main artifact, may be {@code null}.
     * @param dependencyFilter A filter to exclude artifacts from resolution (but not collection), may be {@code null}.
     * @param repositories The plugin repositories to use for resolving the plugin artifacts, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param session The repository session to use for resolving the plugin artifacts, must not be {@code null}.