*
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
public final class Predicates {

  /**
   * Returns a predicate that always evaluates to {@code true}.
   *
   * <p><b>Discouraged:</b> Prefer using {@code x -> true}, but note that lambdas do not have
   * human-readable {@link #toString()} representations and are not serializable.
   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Predicate<T> alwaysTrue() {

  /**
   * Sets the priority for new threads created with this ThreadFactory.
   *
   * <p><b>Warning:</b> relying on the thread scheduler is <a
   * href="http://errorprone.info/bugpattern/ThreadPriorityCheck">discouraged</a>.
   *
   * <p><b>Java 21+ users:</b> use {@link Thread.Builder.OfPlatform#priority(int)} instead.
   *
   * @param priority the priority for new Threads created with this ThreadFactory

   *       interrupt).
   *   <li>Any {@link CancellationException} is propagated untouched, as is any other {@link
   *       RuntimeException} (though {@code get} implementations are discouraged from throwing such
   *       exceptions).
   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>The overall principle is to continue to treat every checked exception as a checked

      return o.toString();
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return "Functions.toStringFunction()";
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the identity function.
   *
   * <p><b>Discouraged:</b> Prefer using a lambda like {@code v -> v}, which is shorter and often
   * more readable.
   */
  // implementation is "fully variant"; E has become a "pass-through" type
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

    }

    @GwtIncompatible @J2ktIncompatible private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a supplier that always supplies {@code instance}.
   *
   * <p><b>Discouraged:</b> Prefer using {@code () -> instance}, but note that lambdas do not have
   * human-readable {@link #toString()} representations and are not serializable. If you need a

    }

    @GwtIncompatible @J2ktIncompatible private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a supplier that always supplies {@code instance}.
   *
   * <p><b>Discouraged:</b> Prefer using {@code () -> instance}, but note that lambdas do not have
   * human-readable {@link #toString()} representations and are not serializable. If you need a

    }
  }

  /**
   * Propagates {@code throwable} exactly as-is, if and only if it is an instance of {@link
   * RuntimeException}, {@link Error}, or {@code declaredType}.
   *
   * <p><b>Discouraged</b> in favor of calling {@link #throwIfInstanceOf} and {@link
   * #throwIfUnchecked}.
   *
   * @param throwable the Throwable to possibly propagate

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.SortedSet;
import java.util.stream.Stream;
import org.jspecify.annotations.NonNull;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * A discouraged (but not deprecated) precursor to Java's superior {@link Stream} library.
 *
 * <p>The following types of methods are provided:
 *
 * <ul>

   * the backport does. For now, we're keeping the class declaration in *both* flavors so that both
   * flavors can read old data or data from the other flavor. However, we strongly discourage
   * relying on this, as we have made incompatible changes to serialized forms in the past and
   * expect to do so again, as discussed in https://github.com/google/guava#important-warnings.
   */