code: public static NetworkConfig mergeNetworks(NetworkConfig base, NetworkConfig merge) {
      if (!base.getName().equals(merge.getName())) {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot merge networks of different names.");
      }
  
      for (ComponentConfig<?> component : merge.getComponents()) {
        if (!base.hasComponent(component.getName())) {
          base.addComponent(component);
        }
      }
  
      for (ConnectionConfig connection : merge.getConnections()) {
        boolean exists = false;
        for (ConnectionConfig existing : base.getConnections()) {
          if (existing.equals(connection)) {
            exists = true;
            break;
          }
        }
        if (!exists) {
          base.createConnection(connection);
        }
      }
      return base;
    }
docs: Merges two network configurations into a single configuraiton.
  
  @param base The base configuration.
  @param merge The configuration to merge.
  @return The combined configuration.