int nameComparison = m1.getName().compareTo(m2.getName());
            if (nameComparison != 0) {
              return nameComparison;
            } else {
              return Ints.compare(m1.getParameterTypes().length, m2.getParameterTypes().length);
            }
          }
        });
  }

  /** Validates that the given method's signature meets all of our assumptions. */

    Class<?>[] parameterTypes = method.getParameterTypes();
    return parameterTypes.length >= 1 && parameterTypes[0] == Monitor.Guard.class;
  }

  /** Determines whether the given method takes a time and unit as its last two parameters. */
  private static boolean isTimed(Method method) {
    Class<?>[] parameterTypes = method.getParameterTypes();
    return parameterTypes.length >= 2