/**
     * Indicates whether network access to remote repositories has been disabled.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if remote access has been disabled, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean isOffline();

    /**
     * Enables/disables network access to remote repositories.
     *
     * @param offline {@code true} to disable remote access, {@code false} to allow network access.

    /**
     * Indicates whether network access to remote repositories has been disabled.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if remote access has been disabled, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean isOffline();

    /**
     * Enables/disables network access to remote repositories.
     *
     * @param offline {@code true} to disable remote access, {@code false} to allow network access.

    protected static final String ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_METHODS = "Access-Control-Allow-Methods";

    protected static final String ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_PRIVATE_NETWORK = "Access-Control-Allow-Private-Network";

    protected static final String ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS = "Access-Control-Allow-Credentials";

    protected static final String ACCESS_CONTROL_MAX_AGE = "Access-Control-Max-Age";

            // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            // I'm not sure if this last regexp was really intended to disallow the usage of
            // network paths as user.home directory. Unfortunately it did. I removed it and
            // have not detected any problems yet.
            // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * <ul>
 *   <li>missing metadata</li>
 *   <li>version range violations</li>
 *   <li>version circular dependencies</li>
 *   <li>missing artifacts</li>
 *   <li>network/transfer errors</li>
 *   <li>file system errors: permissions</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * TODO carlos: all these possible has*Exceptions and get*Exceptions methods make the clients too