master.put( key, element );

                        if ( !pending.isEmpty() )
                        {
                            predecessors.put( key, pending );
                            pending = new ArrayList<Plugin>();
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        pending.add( element );
                    }
                }

                List<Plugin> result = new ArrayList<Plugin>( src.size() + tgt.size() );
                for ( Map.Entry<Object, Plugin> entry : master.entrySet() )
                {
                    List<Plugin> pre = predecessors.get( entry.getKey() );
                    if ( pre != null )
                    {
                        result.addAll( pre );
                    }
                    result.add( entry.getValue() );
                }
                result.addAll( pending );

                target.setPlugins( result );
            }
        }

        @Override
        protected void mergePlugin( Plugin target, Plugin source, boolean sourceDominant, Map<Object, Object> context )

            List<Repository> tgt = target.getRepositories();
            Map<Object, Repository> merged = new LinkedHashMap<Object, Repository>( ( src.size() + tgt.size() ) * 2 );

            List<Repository> dominant, recessive;
            if ( sourceDominant )
            {
                dominant = src;
                recessive = tgt;
            }
            else
            {
                dominant = tgt;
                recessive = src;
            }

            for ( Repository element : dominant )
            {
                Object key = getRepositoryKey( element );
                merged.put( key, element );
            }

            for ( Repository element : recessive )
            {
                Object key = getRepositoryKey( element );
                if ( !merged.containsKey( key ) )
                {
                    merged.put( key, element );
                }
            }

            target.setRepositories( new ArrayList<Repository>( merged.values() ) );