protected
    fun loadChanges(): List<AcceptedApiChange> {
        val jsonString = apiChangesFile.get().asFile.readText()
        val json = Gson().fromJson(jsonString, AcceptedApiChanges::class.java)
        return json.acceptedApiChanges!!
    }

    /**
     * Sorts the given list of [AcceptedApiChange]s by type and member.
     * <p>

    @Test
    fun `verify misordered changes can be sorted`() {
        //language=JSON
        acceptedApiChangesFile.writeText(
            """
                {
                    "acceptedApiChanges": [
                        {
                            "type": "org.gradle.api.file.SourceDirectorySet",
                            "member": "Method org.gradle.api.file.SourceDirectorySet.getOutputDir()",

    private
    fun formatChanges(changes: List<AbstractAcceptedApiChangesMaintenanceTask.AcceptedApiChange>): String {
        val gson: Gson = GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create()
        val initialString = gson.toJson(AcceptedApiChanges(changes))
        return adjustIndentation(initialString) + "\n"
    }

    /**
     * It appears there is no way to configure Gson to use 4 spaces instead of 2 for indentation.
     *

                        }

                        BinaryCompatibilityHelper.setupJApiCmpRichReportRules(
                            this,
                            AcceptedApiChanges.parse("{acceptedApiChanges:[]}"),
                            rootProject.files("$sourceRoots"),
                            "2.0",
                            file("test-api-changes.json"),

    @Test
    fun `verify AlphabeticalAcceptedApiChangesTask detects misordered changes`() {
        //language=JSON
        acceptedApiChangesFile.writeText(
            """
                {
                    "acceptedApiChanges": [
                        {
                            "type": "org.gradle.api.tasks.AbstractExecTask",
                            "member": "Method org.gradle.api.tasks.AbstractExecTask.getExecResult()",

import gradlebuild.EnrichedReportRenderer
import gradlebuild.basics.GradleModuleApiAttribute
import gradlebuild.basics.PublicApi
import gradlebuild.basics.PublicKotlinDslApi
import gradlebuild.binarycompatibility.AcceptedApiChanges
import gradlebuild.binarycompatibility.BinaryCompatibilityHelper
import gradlebuild.binarycompatibility.CleanAcceptedApiChanges
import gradlebuild.binarycompatibility.transforms.ExplodeZipAndFindJars