Get parent metadata prior to requiring import dependencies

core/shared/src/main/scala/coursier/core/Resolution.scala

@@ -785,6 +785,16 @@ final case class Resolution(
     project: Project
   ): Set[ModuleVersion] = {
 
+    val needsParent =
+      project.parent.exists { par =>
+        val parentFound = projectCache.contains(par) || errorCache.contains(par)
+        !parentFound
+      }
+
+    if (needsParent)
+      project.parent.toSet
+    else {
+
       val approxProperties0 =
         project.parent
           .flatMap(projectCache.get)
@@ -809,7 +819,8 @@ final case class Resolution(
         case ("import", dep) => dep.moduleVersion
       }
 
-    modules.toSet ++ project.parent
+      modules.toSet
+    }
   }
 
   /**

tests/shared/src/test/resources/resolutions/org.kie/kie-api/6.5.0.Final

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+org.kie:kie-api:6.5.0.Final:compile
+org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.2:compile

tests/shared/src/test/scala/coursier/test/CentralTests.scala

@@ -607,6 +607,14 @@ object CentralTests extends TestSuite {
         }
       }
     }
+
+    'parentBeforeImports - {
+      * - resolutionCheck(
+        Module("org.kie", "kie-api"),
+        "6.5.0.Final",
+        extraRepo = Some(MavenRepository("https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/repositories/public"))
+      )
+    }
   }
 
 }