}

    /**
     * Returns the value of the field represented by the given {@link Field} for the specified object.
     *
     * @param <T> the type of the field
     * @param field the field (must not be {@literal null})
     * @param target the object from which to extract the field value; {@literal null} if the field is static
     * @return the value represented by the field in the object

     *
     * @param config the configuration
     * @param name the file name to create or open
     * @param flags the file open flags (O_CREAT, O_EXCL, O_TRUNC)
     * @param access the desired access rights
     * @param shareAccess the share access mode
     * @param extFileAttributes the extended file attributes
     * @param createOptions the create options
     * @param andx the next command in the chain
     */

   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Integer#compareUnsigned(int, int)} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first unsigned {@code int} to compare
   * @param b the second unsigned {@code int} to compare
   * @return a negative value if {@code a} is less than {@code b}; a positive value if {@code a} is
   *     greater than {@code b}; or zero if they are equal

/**
 * @deprecated since 4.0.0, use {@link org.apache.maven.settings.v4.SettingsMerger} instead
 */
@Deprecated(since = "4.0.0")
public class MavenSettingsMerger {

    /**
     * @param dominant
     * @param recessive
     * @param recessiveSourceLevel
     */
    public void merge(Settings dominant, Settings recessive, String recessiveSourceLevel) {
        if (dominant == null || recessive == null) {
            return;

 *
 */
public final class SettingsUtils {

    private SettingsUtils() {
        // don't allow construction.
    }

    /**
     * @param dominant
     * @param recessive
     * @param recessiveSourceLevel
     */
    public static void merge(Settings dominant, Settings recessive, String recessiveSourceLevel) {
        if (dominant != null && recessive != null) {

    }

    /**
     * Interpolates the values in the given map using the provided callback function.
     *
     * @param map The map containing key-value pairs to be interpolated.
     * @param callback The function to resolve variable values not found in the map.
     * @param defaultsToEmpty If true, unresolved placeholders are replaced with empty strings. If false, they are left unchanged.
     */
    default void interpolate(

        this.timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
    }

    /**
     * Creates an SMB exception with cause
     *
     * @param message the error message
     * @param errorCode the SMB error code
     * @param severity the error severity
     * @param category the error category
     * @param cause the cause exception
     */
    public SmbException(String message, int errorCode, Severity severity, Category category, Throwable cause) {

        this.oldIPAddresses = new ArrayList<>();
        this.flags = WITNESS_RESOURCE_STATE_UNKNOWN;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new witness notification.
     *
     * @param eventType the type of event
     * @param resourceName the name of the affected resource
     */
    public WitnessNotification(WitnessEventType eventType, String resourceName) {
        this.eventType = eventType;

     *
     * @param url the URL to which the PUT request will be sent
     * @return a new CurlRequest object configured with the PUT method and the specified URL
     */
    public static CurlRequest put(final String url) {
        return new CurlRequest(Method.PUT, url);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new CurlRequest with the DELETE method for the specified URL.
     *

     *
     * @param key the key whose associated value is to be returned
     * @return the value to which the specified key is mapped, or null if no mapping exists
     */
    @Override
    public Object get(final Object key) {
        return parent.get(key);
    }

    /**
     * Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map.
     *