private boolean merge(
     HttpServletRequest request,
     HttpServletResponse response,
     Repository db,
     String commitToMerge,
     boolean squash)
     throws ServletException, JSONException {
   try {
     ObjectId objectId = db.resolve(commitToMerge);
     Git git = new Git(db);
     MergeResult mergeResult = git.merge().setSquash(squash).include(objectId).call();
     JSONObject result = new JSONObject();
     result.put(GitConstants.KEY_RESULT, mergeResult.getMergeStatus().name());
     if (mergeResult.getFailingPaths() != null && !mergeResult.getFailingPaths().isEmpty())
       result.put(GitConstants.KEY_FAILING_PATHS, mergeResult.getFailingPaths());
     OrionServlet.writeJSONResponse(
         request, response, result, JsonURIUnqualificationStrategy.ALL_NO_GIT);
     return true;
   } catch (CheckoutConflictException e) {
     return workaroundBug356918(request, response, e);
   } catch (IOException e) {
     return statusHandler.handleRequest(
         request,
         response,
         new ServerStatus(
             IStatus.ERROR,
             HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             "An error occured when merging.",
             e));
   } catch (GitAPIException e) {
     return statusHandler.handleRequest(
         request,
         response,
         new ServerStatus(
             IStatus.ERROR,
             HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             "An error occured when merging.",
             e));
   }
 }