* <p><b>Note:</b> if {@code iterable} is a {@link List}, use {@link Lists#partition(List, int)}
   * instead.
   *
   * @param iterable the iterable to return a partitioned view of
   * @param size the desired size of each partition (the last may be smaller)
   * @return an iterable of unmodifiable lists containing the elements of {@code iterable} divided
   *     into partitions
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code size} is nonpositive

   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> List<List<T>> partition(List<T> list, int size) {
    checkNotNull(list);
    checkArgument(size > 0);
    return (list instanceof RandomAccess)
        ? new RandomAccessPartition<>(list, size)
        : new Partition<>(list, size);
  }

  private static class Partition<T extends @Nullable Object> extends AbstractList<List<T>> {
    final List<T> list;

                it.create(model, stage, FlakyTestStrategy.EXCLUDE)
            }

        val (smokeBuildTypes, nonSmokeBuildTypes) =
            stage.specificBuilds.zip(specificBuildTypes).partition { (spec, _) ->
                spec in SmokeTestProject.pullRequestFeedbackSmokeBuilds
            }
        if (smokeBuildTypes.isNotEmpty()) {

   * <p><b>Note:</b> if {@code iterable} is a {@link List}, use {@link Lists#partition(List, int)}
   * instead.
   *
   * @param iterable the iterable to return a partitioned view of
   * @param size the desired size of each partition (the last may be smaller)
   * @return an iterable of unmodifiable lists containing the elements of {@code iterable} divided
   *     into partitions
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code size} is nonpositive

   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> List<List<T>> partition(List<T> list, int size) {
    checkNotNull(list);
    checkArgument(size > 0);
    return (list instanceof RandomAccess)
        ? new RandomAccessPartition<>(list, size)
        : new Partition<>(list, size);
  }

  private static class Partition<T extends @Nullable Object> extends AbstractList<List<T>> {
    final List<T> list;

      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Partitions the contents of buffer in the range [left, right] around the pivot element
   * previously stored in buffer[pivotValue]. Returns the new index of the pivot element,
   * pivotNewIndex, so that everything in [left, pivotNewIndex] is ≤ pivotValue and everything in
   * (pivotNewIndex, right] is greater than pivotValue.
   */
  private int partition(int left, int right, int pivotIndex) {

      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Partitions the contents of buffer in the range [left, right] around the pivot element
   * previously stored in buffer[pivotValue]. Returns the new index of the pivot element,
   * pivotNewIndex, so that everything in [left, pivotNewIndex] is ≤ pivotValue and everything in
   * (pivotNewIndex, right] is greater than pivotValue.
   */
  private int partition(int left, int right, int pivotIndex) {

val Project.testDistributionServerUrl: Provider<String>
    get() = gradleProperty(TEST_DISTRIBUTION_SERVER_URL)


// Controls the test distribution partition size. The test classes smaller than this value will be merged into a "partition"
val Project.maxTestDistributionPartitionSecond: Long?
    get() = systemProperty(TEST_DISTRIBUTION_PARTITION_SIZE).orNull?.toLong()


val Project.maxParallelForks: Int

        // Implementation would store registration details for recovery
    }
}
```

### 8.2 Network Partition Handling
```java
public class WitnessNetworkPartitionHandler {
    public void handleNetworkPartition() {
        log.warn("Network partition detected - witness notifications may be delayed");
        
        // Switch to more aggressive connection retry

        swap(array, min, from);
      }
      return;
    }

    // Let's play quickselect! We'll repeatedly partition the range [from, to] containing the
    // required element, as long as it has more than one element.
    while (to > from) {
      int partitionPoint = partition(array, from, to);
      if (partitionPoint >= required) {
        to = partitionPoint - 1;
      }