func (l lastDayTierStats) merge(m lastDayTierStats) (merged lastDayTierStats) {
	cl := l.clone()
	cm := m.clone()

	if cl.UpdatedAt.After(cm.UpdatedAt) {
		cm.forwardTo(cl.UpdatedAt)
		merged.UpdatedAt = cl.UpdatedAt
	} else {
		cl.forwardTo(cm.UpdatedAt)
		merged.UpdatedAt = cm.UpdatedAt
	}

	for i := range cl.Bins {
		merged.Bins[i] = cl.Bins[i].add(cm.Bins[i])
	}

	return merged
}

                    PluginExecution existing = merged.get(key);
                    if (existing != null) {
                        element = mergePluginExecution(existing, element, sourceDominant, context);
                    }
                    merged.put(key, element);
                }

                builder.executions(merged.values());
            }
        }

        @Override

            Map<String, String> merged = new HashMap<>();
            if (sourceDominant) {
                merged.putAll(target.getProperties());
                putAll(merged, source.getProperties(), CHILD_DIRECTORY_PROPERTY);
            } else {
                putAll(merged, source.getProperties(), CHILD_DIRECTORY_PROPERTY);
                merged.putAll(target.getProperties());
            }

				}
				vMod = append(vMod, newVers)
			}
			merged := mergeXLV2Versions(i, true, 0, vMod...)
			if len(merged) == 0 && i < 2 {
				t.Error("Did not get any results")
				return
			}
			if len(merged) > 0 && i >= 2 {
				t.Error("Got unexpected results", len(merged), merged[0].header)
				return
			}
			for _, ver := range merged {
				if ver.header.Type == invalidVersionType {

section if the implementation is done, but a bug is being addressed.

* Any code that changes feature functionality must be done within 2 weeks of the release branch cutting. Even then it is
 at the discretion of the release managers if PRs will be accepted and merged into the release branch.

			merged = append(merged, b[0])
			b = b[1:]
		}
		if limit > 0 && len(merged) >= limit {
			break
		}
	}
	// Append anything left.
	if limit < 0 || len(merged) < limit {
		merged = append(merged, a...)
		merged = append(merged, b...)
	}
	m.o = merged
}

// filterPrefix will filter m to only contain entries with the specified prefix.
func (m *metaCacheEntriesSorted) filterPrefix(s string) {

                    if (dependency != null) {
                        Dependency merged = mergeDependency(dependency, managedDependency, false, context);
                        if (merged != dependency) {
                            dependencies.put(key, merged);
                            modified = true;
                        }
                    }
                }

                    PluginExecution existing = merged.get(key);
                    if (existing != null) {
                        element = mergePluginExecution(element, existing, sourceDominant, context);
                    }
                    merged.put(key, element);
                }

                builder.executions(merged.values());
            }
        }
    }

            metadata.storeInLocalRepository(localRepo, localRepo);
            merged = true;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new RepositoryException(e.getMessage(), e);
        }
    }

    public boolean isMerged() {
        return merged;
    }

    public String getGroupId() {
        return emptify(metadata.getGroupId());
    }

        Metadata recessive = read(existing);

        merge(recessive);

        write(result, metadata);

        merged = true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isMerged() {
        return merged;
    }

    protected abstract void merge(Metadata recessive);

    static Metadata read(Path metadataPath) throws RepositoryException {