private void mergeEntryIntoEmptySlot(
Map<String, Object> composition, String head, Path tail, Object simpleValue) {
if (tail.isEmpty()) {
composition.put(head, simpleValue);
} else {
composition.put(head, composeMap(Collections.singletonMap(tail, simpleValue)));
}
}
private void mergeEntryWithStructure(
Map<String, Object> nextLevelComposition, Path tail, Object simpleValue) {
if (tail.isEmpty()) {
// INCONSISTENCY!! there is a simple value at the same level as a complex object
// Resolve this by putting this value at the special key "@ROOT" inside the complex object.
Object previousValue = nextLevelComposition.put(INCONSISTENT_ROOT, simpleValue);
// not possible to have a previous value, there can only be one key with this path
if (previousValue != null) {
// merging two simple values at same level, this cannot happen because map keys are unique
throw new IllegalStateException("two simple values at same level?");
}
} else {
// simply advance to next level since the head matches a key already there
merge(new SimpleEntry<Path, Object>(tail, simpleValue), nextLevelComposition);
}
}
private void mergeEntryWithSimple(
Map<String, Object> composition,
Object nextLevelComposition,
String head,
Path tail,
Object simpleValue) {
if (tail.isEmpty()) {
// merging two simple values at same level, this cannot happen because map keys are unique
throw new IllegalStateException("two simple values at same level?");
}
// merging longer path with simple value
Map<String, Object> map = composeMap(Collections.singletonMap(tail, simpleValue));
map.put(INCONSISTENT_ROOT, nextLevelComposition);
// replace the simple value with map containing simple value and inconsistent root
composition.put(head, map);
}