}

// We need to add a helper method to TransTransactNamedPipeResponse to make the test more precise
// Or create a visible subclass for testing.
// For now, let's assume we can modify the original class slightly for testability,
// or we accept the less precise testToStringFormat test.

// Let's add a package-private helper to TransTransactNamedPipeResponse:
// String superToString() { return super.toString(); }

    private void setupMocksForAuth() throws Exception {
        // This is a simplified way to get a transport context into the servlet.
        // A more robust solution might involve reflection or modifying the servlet for testability.
        try {
            java.lang.reflect.Field transportContextField = NtlmServlet.class.getDeclaredField("transportContext");
            transportContextField.setAccessible(true);

  static final int BYTES = (Long.SIZE + Double.SIZE * 4) / Byte.SIZE;

  /**
   * Gets a byte array representation of this instance.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> No guarantees are made regarding stability of the representation between
   * versions.
   */
  public byte[] toByteArray() {
    ByteBuffer buff = ByteBuffer.allocate(BYTES).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
    writeTo(buff);
    return buff.array();

  private static final int BYTES = Stats.BYTES * 2 + Double.SIZE / Byte.SIZE;

  /**
   * Gets a byte array representation of this instance.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> No guarantees are made regarding stability of the representation between
   * versions.
   */
  public byte[] toByteArray() {
    ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(BYTES).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
    xStats.writeTo(buffer);

            );
        }
    }

    @Nested
    @DisplayName("Performance and Stability Tests")
    class PerformanceTests {

        @RepeatedTest(value = 10, name = "Repeated encoding/decoding stability test {currentRepetition}/{totalRepetitions}")
        @DisplayName("Encoding and decoding is stable across multiple iterations")

- kube-proxy metrics are now marked as with the ALPHA stability level. ([#81626](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/81626), [@logicalhan](https://github.com/logicalhan))

- Kube-apiserver: Fixed a `1.27`+ regression in watch stability by serving watch requests without a `resourceVersion` from the watch cache by default, as in <`1.27` (disabling the change in PR 115096 by default). This mitigates the impact of an etcd watch bug (https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/17555). If the 1.27 change in PR 115096 to serve these requests from underlying storage is still desired despite the impact on watch stability, it can be re-enabled with a `WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion`...

          (o1, o2) ->
              ComparisonChain.start()
                  .compare(o1.iterator.peek(), o2.iterator.peek(), itemComparator)
                  // When elements are equal, use insertion order to maintain stability
                  .compare(o1.index, o2.index)
                  .result();

      queue = new PriorityQueue<>(2, heapComparator);

      int index = 0;

- Kube-apiserver: fixes a 1.27+ regression in watch stability by serving watch requests without a resourceVersion from the watch cache by default, as in <1.27 (disabling the change in #115096 by default). This mitigates the impact of an etcd watch bug (https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/17555). If the 1.27 change in #115096 to serve these requests from underlying storage is still desired despite the impact on watch stability, it can be re-enabled with a `WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion`...

- Kube-apiserver: fixes a 1.27+ regression in watch stability by serving watch requests without a resourceVersion from the watch cache by default, as in <1.27 (disabling the change in #115096 by default). This mitigates the impact of an etcd watch bug (https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/17555). If the 1.27 change in #115096 to serve these requests from underlying storage is still desired despite the impact on watch stability, it can be re-enabled with a `WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion`...