* to the JDK until JDK 7.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code float} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code float} to compare
   * @return the result of invoking {@link Float#compare(float, float)}
   */
  @InlineMe(replacement = "Float.compare(a, b)")
  public static int compare(float a, float b) {
    return Float.compare(a, b);
  }

  /**

    List<Float> floats = Arrays.asList(0.0f, 1.0f, 2.0f);
    List<Long> longs = Arrays.asList(0L, 1L, 2L);
    List<Double> doubles = Arrays.asList(0.0, 1.0, 2.0);

    assertThat(Doubles.toArray(bytes)).isEqualTo(array);
    assertThat(Doubles.toArray(shorts)).isEqualTo(array);
    assertThat(Doubles.toArray(ints)).isEqualTo(array);
    assertThat(Doubles.toArray(floats)).isEqualTo(array);

    List<Float> floats = Arrays.asList(0.0f, 1.0f, 2.0f);
    List<Long> longs = Arrays.asList(0L, 1L, 2L);
    List<Double> doubles = Arrays.asList(0.0, 1.0, 2.0);

    assertThat(Ints.toArray(bytes)).isEqualTo(array);
    assertThat(Ints.toArray(shorts)).isEqualTo(array);
    assertThat(Ints.toArray(ints)).isEqualTo(array);
    assertThat(Ints.toArray(floats)).isEqualTo(array);

    List<Float> floats = Arrays.asList(0.0f, 1.0f, 2.0f);
    List<Long> longs = Arrays.asList(0L, 1L, 2L);
    List<Double> doubles = Arrays.asList(0.0, 1.0, 2.0);

    assertThat(Shorts.toArray(bytes)).isEqualTo(array);
    assertThat(Shorts.toArray(shorts)).isEqualTo(array);
    assertThat(Shorts.toArray(ints)).isEqualTo(array);
    assertThat(Shorts.toArray(floats)).isEqualTo(array);

    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a setting value as a float.
     * @param key The key of the setting.
     * @param defaultValue The default value if the setting is not found.
     * @return The setting value as a float.
     */
    public float getAsFloat(final String key, final float defaultValue) {
        final Object obj = get(key);

        final float value;
        if (obj == null) {

    /**
     * Converts an object value to a float for score calculations.
     * Handles Float and String types, returning 0.0f for unsupported types.
     *
     * @param value the object to convert to float
     * @return float representation of the value, or 0.0f if conversion fails
     */
    protected float toFloat(final Object value) {
        if (value instanceof final Float f) {
            return f;
        }

    Map<Float, String> m = ImmutableMap.of(4.0f, "A", 3.0f, "B", 2.0f, "C", 1.0f, "D");
    Predicate<? super Integer> h = Predicates.equalTo(42);
    Function<? super String, Integer> g = new HashCodeFunction();
    Function<Float, String> f = Functions.forMap(m, "F");

    Predicate<Float> p1 = Predicates.compose(Predicates.compose(h, g), f);
    Predicate<Float> p2 = Predicates.compose(h, Functions.compose(g, f));

        final float importantContentBoost = fessConfig.getQueryBoostImportantContentAsDecimal().floatValue();
        if (importantContentBoost >= 0.0f) {
            defaultQuery.add(builder.apply(fessConfig.getIndexFieldImportantContent(), importantContentBoost));
        }
        final float importantContantLangBoost = fessConfig.getQueryBoostImportantContentLangAsDecimal().floatValue();

    Map<Float, String> m = ImmutableMap.of(4.0f, "A", 3.0f, "B", 2.0f, "C", 1.0f, "D");
    Predicate<? super Integer> h = Predicates.equalTo(42);
    Function<? super String, Integer> g = new HashCodeFunction();
    Function<Float, String> f = Functions.forMap(m, "F");

    Predicate<Float> p1 = Predicates.compose(Predicates.compose(h, g), f);
    Predicate<Float> p2 = Predicates.compose(h, Functions.compose(g, f));

    @Override
    protected String getQueryClassName() {
        return PhraseQuery.class.getSimpleName();
    }

    @Override
    public QueryBuilder execute(final QueryContext context, final Query query, final float boost) {
        if (query instanceof final PhraseQuery phraseQuery) {
            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                logger.debug("PhraseQuery: query={}, boost={}", query, boost);
            }