protected function handleResource($resource) {
		if ($resource instanceof Resource) {
			return $resource;
		}
		
		// Is not a local resource
		if (preg_match('~^[a-z]+:~', $resource)) {
			$slashPos = strrpos($resource, '/');
			
			$base = substr($resource, 0, $slashPos);
			$name = substr($resource, $slashPos + 1);
			
			$resource = new Resource($name, $base, $base, $this->metadataManager);
		} else {
			$resource = new Resource($resource, $this->basePath, $this->baseUrl, $this->metadataManager);
		}
		
		if ($this->hashAppend) {
			$resource->setHashAppend(true);
		}
		
		return $resource;
	}