public static function set(array &$values, $path, $value)
    {
        if (is_array($path)) {
            // The path has already been separated into segments
            $segments = $path;
        } else {
            $path = (string) $path;

            // Remove starting delimiters and spaces
            $path = ltrim($path, sprintf('%s ', static::PATH_DELIMITER));
            // Remove ending delimiters, spaces, and wildcards
            $path = rtrim($path, sprintf('%s %s', static::PATH_DELIMITER, static::PATH_WILDCARD));
            // Split the segments by delimiter
            $segments = explode(static::PATH_DELIMITER, $path);
        }

        while (count($segments) > 1) {
            $key = array_shift($segments);

            /** @noinspection ReferenceMismatchInspection */
            if (!array_key_exists($key, $values) || !is_array($values[$key])) {
                $values[$key] = [];
            }

            $values =& $values[$key];
        }

        $values[array_shift($segments)] = $value;
    }