} else if (expected < 0) {
            assertEquals(-1, Integer.signum(v1.compareTo(v2)), "expected " + v1 + " < " + v2);
            assertEquals(1, Integer.signum(v2.compareTo(v1)), "expected " + v2 + " > " + v1);
            assertNotEquals(v1, v2, "expected " + v1 + " != " + v2);
            assertNotEquals(v2, v1, "expected " + v2 + " != " + v1);
        } else {

        graph.setEntry(v1);
        v2 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a2", "1.0"));
        v3 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a3", "1.0"));
        v4 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a4", "1.0"));

        // v1-->v2
        graph.addEdge(v1, v2, new MetadataGraphEdge("1.1", true, null, null, 2, 1));

        v1 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a1", "1.0"));
        graph.setEntry(v1);
        v2 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a2", "1.0"));
        v3 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a3", "1.0"));
        v4 = graph.addVertex(new ArtifactMetadata("g", "a4", "1.0"));

        // v1-->v2
        graph.addEdge(v1, v2, new MetadataGraphEdge("1.1", true, null, null, 2, 1));

        int depth2 = e2.getDepth();

        if (depth1 == depth2) {
            ArtifactVersion v1 = new DefaultArtifactVersion(e1.getVersion());
            ArtifactVersion v2 = new DefaultArtifactVersion(e2.getVersion());

            if (newerFirst) {
                return v1.compareTo(v2) > 0 ? e1 : e2;
            }

            return v1.compareTo(v2) > 0 ? e2 : e1;
        }

        if (closerFirst) {

    - run: git checkout HEAD^2
      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}

    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
    - name: Initialize CodeQL
      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
      with:
        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file. 

    }

    static void addEdge(Graph graph, String v1, String v2) throws CycleDetectedException {
        Vertex vx1 = graph.addVertex(v1);
        Vertex vx2 = graph.addVertex(v2);
        graph.addEdge(vx1, vx2);
    }

    static boolean hasEdge(Graph graph, String v1, String v2) {
        Vertex vx1 = graph.getVertex(v1);
        Vertex vx2 = graph.getVertex(v2);

        assertVersionOlder("1.0-rc-1", "1.0-SNAPSHOT");
    }

    @Test
    void testHashCode() {
        ArtifactVersion v1 = newArtifactVersion("1");
        ArtifactVersion v2 = newArtifactVersion("1.0");
        assertTrue(v1.equals(v2));
        assertEquals(v1.hashCode(), v2.hashCode());
    }

    @Test
    void testEqualsNullSafe() {
        assertFalse(newArtifactVersion("1").equals(null));