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AI-generatedYAML Merge Key Precedence: Unresolved Migration Issue
Goal Plan a zero‑downtime migration for a small Java application that relies on YAML configuration. The migration intends to use the merge key (<<) to reduce duplication while preserving existing behaviour. Constraints & Uncertainty The YAML 1.2 specification leaves the order of precedence for nested merge keys ambiguous. SnakeYAML 1.32 follows the
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