@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") // class literals
        Class<? extends Enum> theClass =
            Class.forName(CLASS_VALUE_VALIDATOR_NAME).asSubclass(Enum.class);
        return (GetCheckedTypeValidator) theClass.getEnumConstants()[0];
      } catch (ClassNotFoundException
          | RuntimeException
          | Error t) { // ensure we really catch *everything*
        return weakSetValidator();
      }
    }
  }

      return get(implementation);
    }
    if (type == Stream.class) {
      return type.cast(Stream.empty());
    }
    if (type.isEnum()) {
      T[] enumConstants = type.getEnumConstants();
      return (enumConstants == null || enumConstants.length == 0) ? null : enumConstants[0];
    }
    if (type.isArray()) {
      return createEmptyArray(type);
    }

      throws ParameterNotInstantiableException,
          IllegalAccessException,
          InvocationTargetException,
          FactoryMethodReturnsNullException {
    if (cls.isEnum()) {
      T[] constants = cls.getEnumConstants();
      if (constants != null && constants.length > 0) {
        return constants[0];
      } else {
        return null;
      }
    }
    TypeToken<T> type = TypeToken.of(cls);

    }
    Class<? extends T> implementation = getImplementation(type);
    if (implementation != null) {
      return get(implementation);
    }
    if (type.isEnum()) {
      T[] enumConstants = type.getEnumConstants();
      return (enumConstants == null || enumConstants.length == 0) ? null : enumConstants[0];
    }
    if (type.isArray()) {
      return createEmptyArray(type);
    }

    Object sample = pickInstance(samples, null);
    if (sample != null) {
      return sample;
    }
    if (rawType.isEnum()) {
      return pickInstance(rawType.getEnumConstants(), null);
    }
    if (type.isArray()) {
      TypeToken<?> componentType = requireNonNull(type.getComponentType());
      Object array = Array.newInstance(componentType.getRawType(), 1);

    Object sample = pickInstance(samples, null);
    if (sample != null) {
      return sample;
    }
    if (rawType.isEnum()) {
      return pickInstance(rawType.getEnumConstants(), null);
    }
    if (type.isArray()) {
      TypeToken<?> componentType = requireNonNull(type.getComponentType());
      Object array = Array.newInstance(componentType.getRawType(), 1);

      throws ParameterNotInstantiableException,
          IllegalAccessException,
          InvocationTargetException,
          FactoryMethodReturnsNullException {
    if (cls.isEnum()) {
      T[] constants = cls.getEnumConstants();
      if (constants != null && constants.length > 0) {
        return constants[0];
      } else {
        return null;
      }
    }
    TypeToken<T> type = TypeToken.of(cls);

    enumType =
        Class.forName(EnumsBenchmark.class.getCanonicalName() + "$" + enumSize + "Enum")
            .asSubclass(Enum.class);

    Enum<?>[] allConstants = enumType.getEnumConstants();
    List<String> hits = new ArrayList<>();
    for (int i = 0; i < hitRate * 256 / 3; ++i) {
      hits.add(allConstants[0].name());
      hits.add(allConstants[allConstants.length / 2].name());

   */
  @VisibleForTesting
  static <E extends Enum<E>> Map<E, LockGraphNode> createNodes(Class<E> clazz) {
    EnumMap<E, LockGraphNode> map = Maps.newEnumMap(clazz);
    E[] keys = clazz.getEnumConstants();
    int numKeys = keys.length;
    ArrayList<LockGraphNode> nodes = Lists.newArrayListWithCapacity(numKeys);
    // Create a LockGraphNode for each enum value.
    for (E key : keys) {