return transformed;
    }

    public static boolean equalsDeep(Object m1, Object m2) {
        try {
            if (m1 == m2) {
                return true;
            }
            if (m1 == null || m2 == null) {
                return false;
            }
            if (!Objects.equals(m1.getClass(), m2.getClass())) {
                return false;
            }

        assertOrder(X_LT_Y, "1.0-b1", "1.0");
        assertOrder(X_LT_Y, "1.0.b1", "1.0");
        assertOrder(X_LT_Y, "1.0m1", "1.0");
        assertOrder(X_LT_Y, "1.0-m1", "1.0");
        assertOrder(X_LT_Y, "1.0.m1", "1.0");

        assertOrder(X_GT_Y, "1.0a.1", "1.0");
        assertOrder(X_GT_Y, "1.0a-1", "1.0");
        assertOrder(X_GT_Y, "1.0b.1", "1.0");
        assertOrder(X_GT_Y, "1.0b-1", "1.0");

func GetInternalReplicationState(m map[string][]byte) ReplicationState {
	m1 := make(map[string]string, len(m))
	for k, v := range m {
		m1[k] = string(v)
	}
	return getInternalReplicationState(m1)
}

// getInternalReplicationState fetches internal replication state from the map m
func getInternalReplicationState(m map[string]string) ReplicationState {

        private final String value;

        StringItem(String value, boolean followedByDigit) {
            if (followedByDigit && value.length() == 1) {
                // a1 = alpha-1, b1 = beta-1, m1 = milestone-1
                switch (value.charAt(0)) {
                    case 'a':
                        value = "alpha";
                        break;
                    case 'b':