compat/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/DefaultVersionResolver.java [111:192]:
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            cacheKey = new Key(session, request);

            Object obj = cache.get(session, cacheKey);
            if (obj instanceof Record record) {
                result.setVersion(record.version);
                result.setRepository(
                        getRepository(session, request.getRepositories(), record.repoClass, record.repoId));
                return result;
            }
        }

        Metadata metadata;

        if (RELEASE.equals(version)) {
            metadata = new DefaultMetadata(
                    artifact.getGroupId(), artifact.getArtifactId(), MAVEN_METADATA_XML, Metadata.Nature.RELEASE);
        } else if (LATEST.equals(version)) {
            metadata = new DefaultMetadata(
                    artifact.getGroupId(),
                    artifact.getArtifactId(),
                    MAVEN_METADATA_XML,
                    Metadata.Nature.RELEASE_OR_SNAPSHOT);
        } else if (version.endsWith(SNAPSHOT)) {
            WorkspaceReader workspace = session.getWorkspaceReader();
            if (workspace != null && workspace.findVersions(artifact).contains(version)) {
                metadata = null;
                result.setRepository(workspace.getRepository());
            } else {
                metadata = new DefaultMetadata(
                        artifact.getGroupId(),
                        artifact.getArtifactId(),
                        version,
                        MAVEN_METADATA_XML,
                        Metadata.Nature.SNAPSHOT);
            }
        } else {
            metadata = null;
        }

        if (metadata == null) {
            result.setVersion(version);
        } else {
            List<MetadataRequest> metadataReqs =
                    new ArrayList<>(request.getRepositories().size());

            metadataReqs.add(new MetadataRequest(metadata, null, request.getRequestContext()));

            for (RemoteRepository repository : request.getRepositories()) {
                MetadataRequest metadataRequest =
                        new MetadataRequest(metadata, repository, request.getRequestContext());
                metadataRequest.setDeleteLocalCopyIfMissing(true);
                metadataRequest.setFavorLocalRepository(true);
                metadataRequest.setTrace(trace);
                metadataReqs.add(metadataRequest);
            }

            List<MetadataResult> metadataResults = metadataResolver.resolveMetadata(session, metadataReqs);

            Map<String, VersionInfo> infos = new HashMap<>();

            for (MetadataResult metadataResult : metadataResults) {
                result.addException(metadataResult.getException());

                ArtifactRepository repository = metadataResult.getRequest().getRepository();
                if (repository == null) {
                    repository = session.getLocalRepository();
                }

                Versioning v = readVersions(session, trace, metadataResult.getMetadata(), repository, result);
                merge(artifact, infos, v, repository);
            }

            if (RELEASE.equals(version)) {
                resolve(result, infos, RELEASE);
            } else if (LATEST.equals(version)) {
                if (!resolve(result, infos, LATEST)) {
                    resolve(result, infos, RELEASE);
                }

                if (result.getVersion() != null && result.getVersion().endsWith(SNAPSHOT)) {
                    VersionRequest subRequest = new VersionRequest();
                    subRequest.setArtifact(artifact.setVersion(result.getVersion()));
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impl/maven-impl/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/impl/resolver/DefaultVersionResolver.java [109:190]:
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            cacheKey = new Key(session, request);

            Object obj = cache.get(session, cacheKey);
            if (obj instanceof Record record) {
                result.setVersion(record.version);
                result.setRepository(
                        getRepository(session, request.getRepositories(), record.repoClass, record.repoId));
                return result;
            }
        }

        Metadata metadata;

        if (RELEASE.equals(version)) {
            metadata = new DefaultMetadata(
                    artifact.getGroupId(), artifact.getArtifactId(), MAVEN_METADATA_XML, Metadata.Nature.RELEASE);
        } else if (LATEST.equals(version)) {
            metadata = new DefaultMetadata(
                    artifact.getGroupId(),
                    artifact.getArtifactId(),
                    MAVEN_METADATA_XML,
                    Metadata.Nature.RELEASE_OR_SNAPSHOT);
        } else if (version.endsWith(SNAPSHOT)) {
            WorkspaceReader workspace = session.getWorkspaceReader();
            if (workspace != null && workspace.findVersions(artifact).contains(version)) {
                metadata = null;
                result.setRepository(workspace.getRepository());
            } else {
                metadata = new DefaultMetadata(
                        artifact.getGroupId(),
                        artifact.getArtifactId(),
                        version,
                        MAVEN_METADATA_XML,
                        Metadata.Nature.SNAPSHOT);
            }
        } else {
            metadata = null;
        }

        if (metadata == null) {
            result.setVersion(version);
        } else {
            List<MetadataRequest> metadataReqs =
                    new ArrayList<>(request.getRepositories().size());

            metadataReqs.add(new MetadataRequest(metadata, null, request.getRequestContext()));

            for (RemoteRepository repository : request.getRepositories()) {
                MetadataRequest metadataRequest =
                        new MetadataRequest(metadata, repository, request.getRequestContext());
                metadataRequest.setDeleteLocalCopyIfMissing(true);
                metadataRequest.setFavorLocalRepository(true);
                metadataRequest.setTrace(trace);
                metadataReqs.add(metadataRequest);
            }

            List<MetadataResult> metadataResults = metadataResolver.resolveMetadata(session, metadataReqs);

            Map<String, VersionInfo> infos = new HashMap<>();

            for (MetadataResult metadataResult : metadataResults) {
                result.addException(metadataResult.getException());

                ArtifactRepository repository = metadataResult.getRequest().getRepository();
                if (repository == null) {
                    repository = session.getLocalRepository();
                }

                Versioning v = readVersions(session, trace, metadataResult.getMetadata(), repository, result);
                merge(artifact, infos, v, repository);
            }

            if (RELEASE.equals(version)) {
                resolve(result, infos, RELEASE);
            } else if (LATEST.equals(version)) {
                if (!resolve(result, infos, LATEST)) {
                    resolve(result, infos, RELEASE);
                }

                if (result.getVersion() != null && result.getVersion().endsWith(SNAPSHOT)) {
                    VersionRequest subRequest = new VersionRequest();
                    subRequest.setArtifact(artifact.setVersion(result.getVersion()));
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