storage/src/main/java/org/openjdk/skara/storage/HostedRepositoryStorage.java

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          this.deserializer = deserializer;
  
          try {
              Repository localRepository;
              try {
!                 localRepository = Repository.materialize(localStorage, repository.url(), ref);
              } catch (IOException e) {
                  // The remote ref may not yet exist
                  localRepository = Repository.init(localStorage, repository.repositoryType());
                  var storage = Files.writeString(localStorage.resolve(fileName), "");
                  localRepository.add(storage);
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          this.deserializer = deserializer;
  
          try {
              Repository localRepository;
              try {
!                 localRepository = Repository.materialize(localStorage, repository.url(), "+" + ref + ":storage");
              } catch (IOException e) {
                  // The remote ref may not yet exist
                  localRepository = Repository.init(localStorage, repository.repositoryType());
                  var storage = Files.writeString(localStorage.resolve(fileName), "");
                  localRepository.add(storage);