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);

     */
    Manifest writeTo(Object path);

    /**
     * Specifies other manifests to be merged into this manifest. A merge path can either be another instance of
     * {@link org.gradle.api.java.archives.Manifest} or a file path as interpreted by {@link org.gradle.api.Project#file(Object)}.
     *
     * The merge is not happening instantaneously. It happens either before writing or when {@link #getEffectiveManifest()}
     * is called.

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "builds": [
    {
      "teamcity": {
        "configuration": "Kotlin_KotlinDev_SafeMerge",
        "url": "https://buildserver.labs.intellij.net",
        "token": "${space-safe-merge-kt}",
        "ssl-keystore": "BuildServer client"
      }
    }
  ]

 *
 */
public interface ModelNormalizer {

    /**
     * Merges duplicate elements like multiple declarations of the same build plugin in the specified model.
     *
     * @param model The model whose duplicate elements should be merged, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param request The model building request that holds further settings, must not be {@code null}.

	return hint.Preferred
}

func (p *restrictedPolicy) Merge(providersHints []map[string][]TopologyHint) (TopologyHint, bool) {
	filteredHints := filterProvidersHints(providersHints)
	merger := NewHintMerger(p.numaInfo, filteredHints, p.Name(), p.opts)
	bestHint := merger.Merge()
	admit := p.canAdmitPodResult(&bestHint)
	return bestHint, admit

	}
	for _, v := range m {
		merged = append(merged, v)
	}
	return merged

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 *
 */
public interface ModelNormalizer {

    /**
     * Merges duplicate elements like multiple declarations of the same build plugin in the specified model.
     *
     * @param model The model whose duplicate elements should be merged, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param request The model building request that holds further settings, must not be {@code null}.

func (p *bestEffortPolicy) canAdmitPodResult(hint *TopologyHint) bool {
	return true
}

func (p *bestEffortPolicy) Merge(providersHints []map[string][]TopologyHint) (TopologyHint, bool) {
	filteredHints := filterProvidersHints(providersHints)
	merger := NewHintMerger(p.numaInfo, filteredHints, p.Name(), p.opts)
	bestHint := merger.Merge()
	admit := p.canAdmitPodResult(&bestHint)
	return bestHint, admit

    fun mergeProperties(): JsonArray {
        val merged = JsonArray()
        instrumentationMetadataDirs
            .map { it.resolve(InstrumentationMetadataTransform.UPGRADED_PROPERTIES_FILE) }
            .filter { it.exists() }
            .sorted()
            .map { JsonParser.parseReader(FileReader(it)).asJsonArray }
            .forEach { merged.addAll(it) }
        return merged
    }