// Checks that the exception.getMessage() matches a regex of the form:
  // "LockA -> LockB \b.*\b LockB -> LockC \b.*\b LockC -> LockA"
  private void checkMessage(IllegalStateException exception, String... expectedLockCycle) {
    String regex = Joiner.on("\\b.*\\b").join(expectedLockCycle);
    assertThat(exception).hasMessageThat().containsMatch(regex);
  }

  // Checks that the exception.getMessage() matches a regex of the form:
  // "LockA -> LockB \b.*\b LockB -> LockC \b.*\b LockC -> LockA"
  private void checkMessage(IllegalStateException exception, String... expectedLockCycle) {
    String regex = Joiner.on("\\b.*\\b").join(expectedLockCycle);
    assertThat(exception).hasMessageThat().containsMatch(regex);
  }