I just tried to migrate from 2.0.0-beta-3 to 2.0.0-beta-4. However, Maven.resolver() causes a RuntimeException "Could not create object from user view". Please see the stacktrace below.
The line referenced in my code is:
PomEquippedResolveStage pomResolver = Maven.resolver().offline().loadPomFromFile("pom.xml");

Stacktrace:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Could not invoke deployment method: public static org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.Archive de.shop.util.AbstractResourceTest.deployment()
at org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.impl.client.deployment.AnnotationDeploymentScenarioGenerator.invoke(AnnotationDeploymentScenarioGenerator.java:160)
at org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.impl.client.deployment.AnnotationDeploymentScenarioGenerator.generateDeployment(AnnotationDeploymentScenarioGenerator.java:94)
at org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.impl.client.deployment.AnnotationDeploymentScenarioGenerator.generate(AnnotationDeploymentScenarioGenerator.java:57)
at org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.impl.client.deployment.DeploymentGenerator.generateDeployment(DeploymentGenerator.java:79)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:94)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.invokeObservers(EventContextImpl.java:99)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:81)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ManagerImpl.fire(ManagerImpl.java:135)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ManagerImpl.fire(ManagerImpl.java:115)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventImpl.fire(EventImpl.java:67)
at org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.impl.client.ContainerEventController.execute(ContainerEventController.java:100)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:94)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.invokeObservers(EventContextImpl.java:99)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:81)
at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.TestContextHandler.createClassContext(TestContextHandler.java:75)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:94)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:88)
at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.TestContextHandler.createSuiteContext(TestContextHandler.java:60)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:94)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:88)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ManagerImpl.fire(ManagerImpl.java:135)
at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ManagerImpl.fire(ManagerImpl.java:115)
at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.EventTestRunnerAdaptor.beforeClass(EventTestRunnerAdaptor.java:80)
at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$2.evaluate(Arquillian.java:182)
at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian.multiExecute(Arquillian.java:314)
at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian.access$100(Arquillian.java:46)
at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$3.evaluate(Arquillian.java:199)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:309)
at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian.run(Arquillian.java:147)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.execute(JUnit4Provider.java:264)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.executeTestSet(JUnit4Provider.java:153)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.invoke(JUnit4Provider.java:124)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.util.ReflectionUtils.invokeMethodWithArray2(ReflectionUtils.java:208)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ProviderFactory$ProviderProxy.invoke(ProviderFactory.java:159)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ProviderFactory.invokeProvider(ProviderFactory.java:87)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.runSuitesInProcess(ForkedBooter.java:153)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.main(ForkedBooter.java:95)
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
at org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.impl.client.deployment.AnnotationDeploymentScenarioGenerator.invoke(AnnotationDeploymentScenarioGenerator.java:156)
... 56 more
Caused by: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at de.shop.util.AbstractResourceTest.deployment(AbstractResourceTest.java:29)
... 61 more
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Could not create object from user view
at org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.api.ResolverSystemFactory.createFromUserView(ResolverSystemFactory.java:95)
at org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.api.ResolverSystemFactory.createFromUserView(ResolverSystemFactory.java:54)
at org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.api.Resolvers.use(Resolvers.java:67)
at org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.api.maven.Maven.resolver(Maven.java:37)
at de.shop.util.ArchiveBuilder.addJars(ArchiveBuilder.java:67)
at de.shop.util.ArchiveBuilder.<init>(ArchiveBuilder.java:35)
at de.shop.util.ArchiveBuilder.<clinit>(ArchiveBuilder.java:19)
... 62 more
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
at org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.api.ResolverSystemFactory.createFromUserView(ResolverSystemFactory.java:91)
... 68 more
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Could not create new service instance
at org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.spi.loader.SpiServiceLoader.createInstance(SpiServiceLoader.java:240)
at org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.spi.loader.SpiServiceLoader.createInstances(SpiServiceLoader.java:200)
at org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.spi.loader.SpiServiceLoader.all(SpiServiceLoader.java:79)
at org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.spi.loader.SpiServiceLoader.onlyOne(SpiServiceLoader.java:85)
at org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.spi.loader.ServiceRegistry.onlyOne(ServiceRegistry.java:117)
... 73 more
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:525)
at org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.spi.loader.SpiServiceLoader.createInstance(SpiServiceLoader.java:236)
... 77 more
Caused by: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.impl.maven.MavenWorkingSessionImpl.<init>(MavenWorkingSessionImpl.java:123)
at org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.impl.maven.MavenResolverSystemImpl.<init>(MavenResolverSystemImpl.java:43)
... 82 more
Caused by: java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: 1
at java.lang.String.charAt(String.java:658)
at java.util.regex.Matcher.appendReplacement(Matcher.java:762)
at java.util.regex.Matcher.replaceAll(Matcher.java:906)
at java.lang.String.replaceAll(String.java:2162)
at org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver.impl.maven.bootstrap.MavenSettingsBuilder.<clinit>(MavenSettingsBuilder.java:96)
... 84 more