public Class<?> getPublicType() {
        return publicType != null ? publicType : bean.getClass();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean hasUsefulDisplayName() {
        if (bean instanceof ModelObject) {
            return ((ModelObject)bean).hasUsefulDisplayName();
        }
        return !JavaPropertyReflectionUtil.hasDefaultToString(bean);
    }

    private MetaClass getMetaClass() {

            formatter.append(" (type ");
            formatter.appendType(modelObject.getClass());
            formatter.append(")");
        } else if (modelObject.hasUsefulDisplayName()) {
            formatter.append(modelObject.toString());
            formatter.append(" (type ");
            formatter.appendType(modelObject.getClass());
            formatter.append(")");
        } else {

            addField(ACC_PRIVATE | ACC_SYNTHETIC, OWNER_FIELD, MODEL_OBJECT_TYPE);

            // GENERATE boolean hasUsefulDisplayName() { ... }
            publicMethod("hasUsefulDisplayName", RETURN_BOOLEAN, methodVisitor -> new MethodVisitorScope(methodVisitor) {{
                if (requiresToString) {
                    // Type has a generated toString() implementation

        configuration.displayName == "configuration ':project:name'"
        configuration.attributes.isEmpty()
        configuration.canBeResolved
        configuration.canBeConsumed
    }

    def hasUsefulDisplayName() {
        when:
        def configuration = conf("name", ":project", ":build")

        then:
        configuration.displayName == "configuration ':build:project:name'"