}

        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

        return path;
    }

    public void merge(File existing, File result) throws RepositoryException {
        merge(existing != null ? existing.toPath() : null, result != null ? result.toPath() : null);
    }

    @Override
    public void merge(Path existing, Path result) throws RepositoryException {
        Metadata recessive = read(existing);

        merge(recessive);

        write(result, metadata);

  public void testAbsent() {
    assertEquals(
        "Map.merge(absent, value, function) should return value",
        v3(),
        getMap()
            .merge(
                k3(),
                v3(),
                (oldV, newV) -> {
                  throw new AssertionFailedError(
                      "Should not call merge function if key was absent");
                }));
    expectAdded(e3());
  }

                    .build();
            model.update(merger.merge(model.getDelegate(), lifecycleModel));
        }
    }

    /**
     *  The domain-specific model merger for lifecycle bindings
     */
    protected static class LifecycleBindingsMerger extends MavenModelMerger {

        private static final String PLUGIN_MANAGEMENT = "plugin-management";

        public Model merge(Model target, Model source) {

        // don't merge
    }

    @Override
    protected void mergeBuildBase_Resources(
            BuildBase.Builder builder,
            BuildBase target,
            BuildBase source,
            boolean sourceDominant,
            Map<Object, Object> context) {
        // don't merge
    }

    @Override
    protected void mergeBuildBase_TestResources(

    }

    /**
     * Merges the {@code source} location into the {@code target} location.
     *
     * @param target the target location
     * @param source the source location
     * @param sourceDominant the boolean indicating of {@code source} is dominant compared to {@code target}
     * @return the merged location
     */

    @Nullable
    Object getInputLocation();

    default XmlNode merge(@Nullable XmlNode source) {
        return merge(source, (Boolean) null);
    }

    XmlNode merge(@Nullable XmlNode source, @Nullable Boolean childMergeOverride);

    /**
     * Merge recessive into dominant and return either {@code dominant}
     * with merged information or a clone of {@code recessive} if
     * {@code dominant} is {@code null}.

        return metadata;
    }

    public void merge(org.apache.maven.repository.legacy.metadata.ArtifactMetadata metadata) {
        // TODO not sure that it should assume this, maybe the calls to addMetadata should pre-merge, then artifact
        // replaces?
        AbstractRepositoryMetadata repoMetadata = (AbstractRepositoryMetadata) metadata;
        this.metadata.merge(repoMetadata.getMetadata());
    }

        repositoryEventDispatcher.dispatch(event.build());
    }

    private void merge(
            Artifact artifact, Map<String, VersionInfo> infos, Versioning versioning, ArtifactRepository repository) {
        if (versioning.getRelease() != null && !versioning.getRelease().isEmpty()) {
            merge(RELEASE, infos, versioning.getLastUpdated(), versioning.getRelease(), repository);
        }

    ProjectBuildingRequest setRepositorySession(RepositorySystemSession repositorySession);

    /**
     * Sets the merge mode used to combine repositories declared in the POM with the repositories specified in this
     * request.
     *
     * @param mode The repository merge mode, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return This request for chaining, never {@code null}.
     * @see #setRemoteRepositories(List)
     */