@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
private void merge(Map.Entry<Path, Object> simpleEntry, Map<String, Object> compositionMap) {
Path path = simpleEntry.getKey();
String head = path.head();
assert head != null;
Object nextLevelComposition = compositionMap.get(head);
Path tail = path.tail();
Object simpleValue = simpleEntry.getValue();
if (nextLevelComposition == null) {
mergeEntryIntoEmptySlot(compositionMap, head, tail, simpleValue);
} else if (Types.isSimple(nextLevelComposition)) {
mergeEntryWithSimple(compositionMap, nextLevelComposition, head, tail, simpleValue);
} else {
mergeEntryWithStructure((Map<String, Object>) nextLevelComposition, tail, simpleValue);
}
}
