assertEquals(1, Integer.signum(v1.compareTo(v2)), "expected " + v1 + " > " + v2);
            assertEquals(-1, Integer.signum(v2.compareTo(v1)), "expected " + v2 + " < " + v1);
            assertNotEquals(v1, v2, "expected " + v1 + " != " + v2);
            assertNotEquals(v2, v1, "expected " + v2 + " != " + v1);
        } else if (expected < 0) {
            assertEquals(-1, Integer.signum(v1.compareTo(v2)), "expected " + v1 + " < " + v2);

        if (lowerBound != null) {
            int comparison = lowerBound.compareTo(version);

            if ((comparison == 0) && !lowerBoundInclusive) {
                return false;
            }
            if (comparison > 0) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        if (upperBound != null) {
            int comparison = upperBound.compareTo(version);

            if ((comparison == 0) && !upperBoundInclusive) {

            return -1;
        }

        if (
        /* s1 != null && */ s2 == null) {
            return 1;
        }

        return s1.compareTo(s2);
    }

    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    public int compareTo(MetadataGraphVertex vertex) {
        if (vertex == null || vertex.getMd() == null) {
            return 1;
        }

/**
 * Resolves conflicting artifacts by always selecting the newest declaration. Newest is defined as the
 * declaration whose version is greater according to <code>ArtifactVersion.compareTo</code>.
 *
 * @see ArtifactVersion#compareTo
 * @since 3.0
 */
@Named("newest")
@Singleton
@Deprecated
public class NewestConflictResolver implements ConflictResolver {

        assertTrue(lesser + ".compareTo(" + t + ')', lesser.compareTo(t) < 0);
        assertFalse(lesser.equals(t));
      }

      assertEquals(t + ".compareTo(" + t + ')', 0, t.compareTo(t));
      assertTrue(t.equals(t));

      for (int j = i + 1; j < valuesInExpectedOrder.size(); j++) {
        T greater = valuesInExpectedOrder.get(j);
        assertTrue(greater + ".compareTo(" + t + ')', greater.compareTo(t) > 0);

        for (String version : args) {
            ComparableVersion c = new ComparableVersion(version);

            if (prev != null) {
                int compare = prev.compareTo(c);
                System.out.println("   " + prev.toString() + ' ' + ((compare == 0) ? "==" : ((compare < 0) ? "<" : ">"))
                        + ' ' + version);
            }

            System.out.println(

                assertTrue(low.compareTo(high) < 0, "expected " + low + " < " + high);
                assertTrue(high.compareTo(low) > 0, "expected " + high + " > " + low);
            }
        }
    }

    private void checkVersionsEqual(String v1, String v2) {
        Comparable c1 = newComparable(v1);
        Comparable c2 = newComparable(v2);
        assertEquals(0, c1.compareTo(c2), "expected " + v1 + " == " + v2);

        assertTrue(lesser + ".compareTo(" + t + ')', lesser.compareTo(t) < 0);
        assertFalse(lesser.equals(t));
      }

      assertEquals(t + ".compareTo(" + t + ')', 0, t.compareTo(t));
      assertTrue(t.equals(t));

      for (int j = i + 1; j < valuesInExpectedOrder.size(); j++) {
        T greater = valuesInExpectedOrder.get(j);
        assertTrue(greater + ".compareTo(" + t + ')', greater.compareTo(t) > 0);

    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
      return slowItDown() + hash;
    }

    @Override
    public int compareTo(Element e) {
      int x = slowItDown();
      return x + super.compareTo(e) - x; // silly attempt to prevent opt
    }

    static int slowItDown() {
      int result = 0;
      for (int i = 1; i <= 1000; i++) {
        result += i;
      }

      // we know ( [
      RangeMapEntry<K, V> rangeMapEntry = mapEntryBelowToTruncate.getValue();
      if (rangeMapEntry.getUpperBound().compareTo(rangeToRemove.lowerBound) > 0) {
        // we know ( [ )
        if (rangeMapEntry.getUpperBound().compareTo(rangeToRemove.upperBound) > 0) {
          // we know ( [ ] ), so insert the range ] ) back into the map --
          // it's being split apart