#1221 - ENH: Add a merge(bean) and merge(bean, paths)

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BaseCollectionHelp.java

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+package io.ebeaninternal.server.deploy;
+
+import io.ebean.bean.BeanCollection;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+abstract class BaseCollectionHelp<T> implements BeanCollectionHelp<T> {
+
+  @Override
+  public Collection underlying(Object value) {
+    if (value instanceof BeanCollection) {
+      return ((BeanCollection)value).getActualDetails();
+    } else {
+      return (Collection)value;
+    }
+  }
+}