master.put(key, existing);
                        if (!pending.isEmpty()) {
                            predecessors.put(key, pending);
                            pending = new ArrayList<>();
                        }
                    } else {
                        pending.add(element);
                    }
                }

        </field>
        <field>
          <name>version</name>
          <version>1.0.0+</version>
          <type>String</type>
          <description>The base version (i.e. ending in {@code -SNAPSHOT}) when this directory represents a "groupId/artifactId/version" for a SNAPSHOT.</description>
        </field>
        <field xdoc.separator="blank">
          <name>plugins</name>

                        master.put(key, element);

                        if (!pending.isEmpty()) {
                            predecessors.put(key, pending);
                            pending = new ArrayList<>();
                        }
                    } else {
                        pending.add(element);
                    }
                }