T upperEndpoint = range.hasUpperBound() ? range.upperEndpoint() : null;
    BoundType upperBoundType = range.hasUpperBound() ? range.upperBoundType() : OPEN;
    return new GeneralRange<>(
        Ordering.natural(),
        range.hasLowerBound(),
        lowerEndpoint,
        lowerBoundType,
        range.hasUpperBound(),
        upperEndpoint,
        upperBoundType);
  }

    T upperEndpoint = range.hasUpperBound() ? range.upperEndpoint() : null;
    BoundType upperBoundType = range.hasUpperBound() ? range.upperBoundType() : OPEN;
    return new GeneralRange<>(
        Ordering.natural(),
        range.hasLowerBound(),
        lowerEndpoint,
        lowerBoundType,
        range.hasUpperBound(),
        upperEndpoint,
        upperBoundType);
  }

    assertTrue(range.hasLowerBound());
    assertEquals(4, (int) range.lowerEndpoint());
    assertEquals(OPEN, range.lowerBoundType());
    assertTrue(range.hasUpperBound());
    assertEquals(8, (int) range.upperEndpoint());
    assertEquals(OPEN, range.upperBoundType());
    assertFalse(range.isEmpty());
    assertEquals("(4..8)", range.toString());
    reserializeAndAssert(range);
  }

  public void testOpen_invalid() {

    assertTrue(range.hasLowerBound());
    assertEquals(4, (int) range.lowerEndpoint());
    assertEquals(OPEN, range.lowerBoundType());
    assertTrue(range.hasUpperBound());
    assertEquals(8, (int) range.upperEndpoint());
    assertEquals(OPEN, range.upperBoundType());
    assertFalse(range.isEmpty());
    assertEquals("(4..8)", range.toString());
    reserializeAndAssert(range);
  }

  public void testOpen_invalid() {

  /**
   * Returns the upper endpoint of this range.
   *
   * @throws IllegalStateException if this range is unbounded above (that is, {@link
   *     #hasUpperBound()} returns {@code false})
   */
  public C upperEndpoint() {
    return upperBound.endpoint();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the type of this range's upper bound: {@link BoundType#CLOSED} if the range includes
   * its upper endpoint, {@link BoundType#OPEN} if it does not.