if (src != null) {
            if (sourceDominant || target.getOutputDirectory() == null) {
                target.setOutputDirectory(src);
                target.setLocation("outputDirectory", source.getLocation("outputDirectory"));
            }
        }
    }

    protected void mergeReporting_ExcludeDefaults(
            Reporting target, Reporting source, boolean sourceDominant, Map<Object, Object> context) {

          <type>String</type>
          <annotations>
            <annotation>@Deprecated(since = "4.0.0")</annotation>
          </annotations>
        </field>
        <field>
          <name>outputDirectory</name>
          <version>4.0.0+</version>
          <description>
            The directory where compiled application classes are placed.
            The default value is {@code target/classes}.