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TOML Nested Table Leaf Merge

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Advanced .toml advanced leaf mergenested leavesdestination leaf winstomlnested_table_leavesstable_pathnative_read_portable_writenormalize_tracked_layout_merge

Fixture sources

JSON fixture: structuredmerge-fixtures/toml/slice-720-advanced-leaf-merge/nested-table-leaf-merge.json

Compact ruleset: structuredmerge-fixtures/rulesets/toml/slice-720-advanced-leaf-merge/nested-table-leaf-merge.smrules

Fixture view 
[patient.demographics.name]
given = "Pat"
family = "Template"

[patient.demographics.contact]
email = "[email protected]"
phone = "555-0100"

[patient.care_plan]
status = "draft"

[patient.care_plan.goals]
mobility = "walk daily"
nutrition = "low sodium"
Contract view 
{
  "contract_id": "toml-nested-table-leaf-merge",
  "format": "toml",
  "owners": "nested_table_leaves",
  "match": "stable_path",
  "read": "native_read_portable_write",
  "attach": "normalize_tracked_layout_merge",
  "comment_style": "hash_comment",
  "render": "toml_pairs_and_tables",
  "capabilities": {
    "nested_leaf_merge": true,
    "destination_leaf_wins": true,
    "template_missing_leaf_adds": true
  }
}