minThresholdPosition = pivotNewIndex;
      } else {
        break;
      }
      iterations++;
      if (iterations >= maxIterations) {
        @SuppressWarnings("nullness") // safe because we pass sort() a range that contains real Ts
        T[] castBuffer = (T[]) buffer;
        // We've already taken O(k log k), let's make sure we don't take longer than O(k log k).

    }

    /**
     * Test Rule with null ResponseData
     */
    public void test_matchWithNullResponseData() {
        ConfigurableRule rule = new ConfigurableRule();
        rule.setRuleId("nullTest");
        rule.setResponseProcessor(new TestResponseProcessor("nullProcessor"));

        // Should handle null gracefully
        assertFalse(rule.match(null));
    }

    /**