public function append($path, $value)
	{
		$result = null;

		/*
		 * Explode the registry path into an array and remove empty
		 * nodes that occur as a result of a double dot. ex: joomla..test
		 * Finally, re-key the array so they are sequential.
		 */
		$nodes = array_values(array_filter(explode('.', $path), 'strlen'));

		if ($nodes)
		{
			// Initialize the current node to be the registry root.
			$node = $this->data;

			// Traverse the registry to find the correct node for the result.
			// TODO Create a new private method from part of code below, as it is almost equal to 'set' method
			for ($i = 0, $n = \count($nodes) - 1; $i <= $n; $i++)
			{
				if (\is_object($node))
				{
					if (!isset($node->{$nodes[$i]}) && ($i !== $n))
					{
						$node->{$nodes[$i]} = new \stdClass;
					}

					// Pass the child as pointer in case it is an array
					$node = &$node->{$nodes[$i]};
				}
				elseif (\is_array($node))
				{
					if (($i !== $n) && !isset($node[$nodes[$i]]))
					{
						$node[$nodes[$i]] = new \stdClass;
					}

					// Pass the child as pointer in case it is an array
					$node = &$node[$nodes[$i]];
				}
			}

			if (!\is_array($node))
			{
				// Convert the node to array to make append possible
				$node = get_object_vars($node);
			}

			$node[] = $value;
			$result = $value;
		}

		return $result;
	}