public ConfigurationMetadata getMetadata() {
 ConfigurationMetadata metadata = new ConfigurationMetadata();
 for (ItemMetadata item : this.metadataItems) {
 metadata.add(item);
 }
 if (this.previousMetadata != null) {
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 List<ItemMetadata> items = this.previousMetadata.getItems();
<sep> comment up to date <sep>
 for (ItemMetadata item : items) { 
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 if (shouldBeMerged(item)) {
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 metadata.add(item); 
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 calling.call(x);
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 }


 }

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 }
<sep> still valid comment <sep>
 return metadata;
}
