Map<String, Object> sourceMap = new HashMap<>();
        sourceMap.put("string", "test");
        sourceMap.put("integer", 42);
        sourceMap.put("long", 100L);
        sourceMap.put("double", 3.14);
        sourceMap.put("boolean", false);
        sourceMap.put("null_value", null);
        sourceMap.put("nested", nestedMap);

        event.setSourceMap(sourceMap);

     *
     * @param sourceMap The source map containing the date field.
     * @param name The name of the date field.
     * @return The Date object, or null if the field doesn't contain a valid date.
     */
    protected Date getDateFromSource(final Map<String, Object> sourceMap, final String name) {
        final Object obj = sourceMap.get(name);
        if (obj instanceof Date) {