}
    return (byte) value;
  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code byte} values. The sign of the value returned is the same as
   * that of {@code ((Byte) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method behaves identically to {@link Byte#compare}.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code byte} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code byte} to compare

			copy(shiftedB, tt.b)
			cmp := Compare(tt.a, shiftedB)
			if cmp != tt.i {
				t.Errorf(`Compare(%q, %q), offset %d = %v; want %v`, tt.a, tt.b, offset, cmp, tt.i)
			}
		}
	}
}

func TestCompareIdenticalSlice(t *testing.T) {
	var b = []byte("Hello Gophers!")
	if Compare(b, b) != 0 {
		t.Error("b != b")
	}
	if Compare(b, b[:1]) != 1 {
		t.Error("b > b[:1] failed")
	}
}

	snapshot := LeakDetect{
		relevantRoutines: make(map[string]bool),
	}
	for _, g := range pickRelevantGoroutines() {
		snapshot.relevantRoutines[g] = true
	}
	return snapshot
}

// CompareCurrentSnapshot - Compares the initial relevant stack trace with the current one (during the time of invocation).
func (initialSnapShot LeakDetect) CompareCurrentSnapshot() []string {
	var stackDiff []string
	for _, g := range pickRelevantGoroutines() {

			Tagger: t,
		}
	}
	return wrapReader{
		Reader: wrapped,
	}
}

// A Reader wraps an io.Reader and computes the
// MD5 checksum of the read content as ETag.
//
// Optionally, a Reader can also verify that
// the computed ETag matches an expected value.
// Therefore, it compares both ETags once the
// underlying io.Reader returns io.EOF.
// If the computed ETag does not match the

 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning;

/**
 * Describes an artifact version in terms of its components, converts it to/from a string and
 * compares two versions.
 *
 */
public interface ArtifactVersion extends Comparable<ArtifactVersion> {
    int getMajorVersion();

    int getMinorVersion();

    int getIncrementalVersion();

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtIncompatible;
import com.google.common.annotations.J2ktIncompatible;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/** An ordering that compares objects according to a given order. */
@GwtCompatible
final class ExplicitOrdering<T> extends Ordering<T> implements Serializable {
  final ImmutableMap<T, Integer> rankMap;

  ExplicitOrdering(List<T> valuesInOrder) {

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtIncompatible;
import com.google.common.annotations.J2ktIncompatible;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/** An ordering that compares objects according to a given order. */
@GwtCompatible
final class ExplicitOrdering<T> extends Ordering<T> implements Serializable {
  final ImmutableMap<T, Integer> rankMap;

  ExplicitOrdering(List<T> valuesInOrder) {

 with its <<<DefaultArtifact>>> implementation ({{{./xref/org/apache/maven/artifact/DefaultArtifact.html}source}}).

 The jar file is executable and provides a little tool to display how Maven parses and compares versions:

+----+
$ java -jar maven-artifact-*.jar 3.2.4-alpha-1 3.2.4-SNAPSHOT 3.2.4.0
Display parameters as parsed by Maven (in canonical form) and comparison result:
1. 3.2.4-alpha-1 == 3.2.4.alpha.1

        if (i2 == -1) {
            // first one is known, so it comes first
            return -1;
        }
        int rv = Integer.compare(i1, i2);
        if (rv != 0) {
            return rv;
        }
        // same execution point, now compare priorities
        return Integer.compare(p1.priority(), p2.priority());
    }

     *   <li>Ensures no null repository entries exist in the list</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * <p>Duplicate detection is based on the {@code RemoteRepository#equals(Object)}
     * method, which typically compares repository IDs and URLs.
     *
     * @param repositories the list of repositories to validate, may be {@code null}
     * @return the same list if validation passes, or {@code null} if input was {@code null}