}

    private static final Comparator<QualifiedVersion> COMPARATOR = Comparator.comparing((QualifiedVersion v) -> v.major)
        .thenComparing(v -> v.minor)
        .thenComparing(v -> v.revision)
        .thenComparing((QualifiedVersion v) -> v.qualifier, Comparator.nullsLast(Comparator.naturalOrder()));

    @Override
    public int compareTo(QualifiedVersion other) {

    private Comparator<MavenProject> createComparator() {
        return Comparator.comparingLong((ToLongFunction<MavenProject>) this::getProjectWeight)
                .reversed() // Higher weights first
                .thenComparing(this::getProjectId); // Secondary sort for deterministic ordering
    }

    private long calculateWeight(MavenProject project) {
        // Calculate maximum weight of downstream dependencies