Use case
Currently, HashTree implements Map<Object, HashTree>, however, when the user knows the key is TestElement, it requires casts.
I think we should migrate to HashTree<KeyType> implements Map<KeyType, HashTree<KeyType>> or something like that.
However, adding generics is not fully backward compatible, I suggest we do that in 6.0
Possible solution
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Possible workarounds
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JMeter Version
5.5
Java Version
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OS Version
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