// Use buffered channel to take care of burst sends or slow w.Write()
	mergeCh := make(chan []byte, globalAPIConfig.getRequestsPoolCapacity()*len(globalEndpoints.Hostnames()))
	localCh := make(chan event.Event, globalAPIConfig.getRequestsPoolCapacity())

	// Convert local messages to JSON and send to mergeCh
	go func() {
		buf := bytes.NewBuffer(grid.GetByteBuffer()[:0])
		enc := json.NewEncoder(buf)

    /**
     * Merges the specified source object into the given target object.
     *
     * @param target The target object whose existing contents should be merged with the source, must not be
     *            <code>null</code>.
     * @param source The (read-only) source object that should be merged into the target object, may be
     *            <code>null</code>.

        }

        return new InputLocation(-1, -1, InputSource.merge(source.getSource(), target.getSource()), locations);
    } // -- InputLocation merge( InputLocation, InputLocation, boolean )

    /**
     * Merges the {@code source} location into the {@code target} location.
     * This method is used when the locations refer to lists and also merges the indices.
     *
     * @param target the target location

            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());
            }

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

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

        @Override

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

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

# See .github/workflows/CheckBadMerge.groovy for explanation
name: Check bad merge commit
on:
  pull_request:
    types:
     - opened
     - synchronize

permissions: {}

jobs:
  check_pr_commits:
    permissions:
      contents: read
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - name: Set up JDK 17

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

class MavenToolchainMergerTest {
    private MavenToolchainMerger merger = new MavenToolchainMerger();

    private DefaultToolchainsReader reader = new DefaultToolchainsReader();

    @Test
    void testMergeNulls() {
        merger.merge(null, null, null);

        PersistedToolchains pt = new PersistedToolchains();
        merger.merge(pt, null, null);
        merger.merge(null, pt, null);
    }

    @Test

        Model source = Model.newBuilder().artifactId("SOURCE").build();

        Model merged = mavenMerger.merge(target, source, true, null);
        assertThat(merged.getArtifactId(), is("SOURCE"));

        merged = mavenMerger.merge(target, source, false, null);
        assertThat(merged.getArtifactId(), is("TARGET"));
    }

    @Test
    void mergeSameContributors() {
        Contributor contributor =