PlexusXmlMerger.java

package org.codehaus.plexus.metadata.merge;

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import org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Component;
import org.codehaus.plexus.metadata.merge.support.PlexusRootElement;
import org.jdom.Document;

/**
 * Plexus XML merger. This is a superset of the components xml merger so can be used in its place if necessary.
 *
 * @author <a href='mailto:rahul.thakur.xdev@gmail.com'>Rahul Thakur</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
@Component(role=Merger.class,hint="plexusXml")
public class PlexusXmlMerger
    extends AbstractMerger
{
    /**
     * @see org.codehaus.plexus.metadata.merge.Merger#merge(org.jdom.Document, org.jdom.Document)
     */
    public Document merge( Document dDocument, Document rDocument )
        throws MergeException
    {
        // TODO: Ideally we don't want to manipulate the original
        // dominant document but use its copy for merge.
        //Document mDoc = (Document) dDocument.clone();        // doesn't merge properly
        Document mDoc = dDocument;
        PlexusRootElement dCSE = new PlexusRootElement( mDoc.getRootElement() );
        PlexusRootElement rCSE = new PlexusRootElement( rDocument.getRootElement() );
        dCSE.merge( rCSE );
        // the contents are merged into the dominant document DOM.
        return mDoc;
    }

}