String id, String version, String scope, String inheritedScope, boolean optional)
            throws InvalidVersionSpecificationException {
        VersionRange versionRange = VersionRange.createFromVersionSpec(version);
        Artifact artifact = artifactFactory.createDependencyArtifact(
                GROUP_ID, id, versionRange, "jar", null, scope, inheritedScope, optional);
        ArtifactSpec spec = null;

        if (effectiveScope == null) {
            return null;
        }

        VersionRange versionRange = VersionRange.createFromVersionSpec(dependency.getVersion());

        Artifact dependencyArtifact = factory.createDependencyArtifact(
                dependency.getGroupId(),
                dependency.getArtifactId(),
                versionRange,

            return null;
        }
        if (version != null && parent.getVersion() != null && !version.equals(parent.getVersion())) {
            try {
                VersionRange parentRange = VersionRange.createFromVersionSpec(parent.getVersion());
                if (!parentRange.hasRestrictions()) {
                    // the parent version is not a range, we have version skew, drop back to resolution from repo
                    return null;