if (dominant == null || recessive == null) {
            return;
        }

        recessive.setSourceLevel(recessiveSourceLevel);

        shallowMerge(dominant.getToolchains(), recessive.getToolchains(), recessiveSourceLevel);
    }

    private void shallowMerge(
            List<ToolchainModel> dominant, List<ToolchainModel> recessive, String recessiveSourceLevel) {

            for (ToolchainModel model : toolchains.getToolchains()) {
                if (!groupedToolchains.containsKey(model.getType())) {
                    groupedToolchains.put(model.getType(), new ArrayList<>());
                }

                groupedToolchains.get(model.getType()).add(model);
            }

            request.setToolchains(groupedToolchains);
        }
        return request;
    }

    Settings getSettings();

    /**
     * Retrieves toolchain models that have been explicitly configured.
     *
     * @return the toolchain models
     */
    @Nonnull
    Collection<ToolchainModel> getToolchains();

    /**
     * Retrieves the local repository associated with this session.
     *
     * @return the local repository instance
     */
    @Nonnull
    LocalRepository getLocalRepository();