Catalog Vs. Build-Convention Plugin Usage

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I have an extremely nested set of multi-module repositories that I am managing.
e.g.

  • uber-generic
    • product-generic
      • product-specific

I want to ship a set of common dependencies and configurations from the uber-generic layer.

It looks like a build-convention plugin would allow me ship both dependencies and task configurations.
Whereas a catalog would allow me to ship only the dependencies?

Are there any best practices in terms of what can be included in a build-convention?