assertTrue(item + " must not be Object#equals to null", !item.equals(null));
      assertTrue(
          item + " must not be Object#equals to an arbitrary object of another class",
          !item.equals(NotAnInstance.EQUAL_TO_NOTHING));
      assertTrue(item + " must be Object#equals to itself", item.equals(item));
      assertEquals(

   * equals()} contract.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use {@link
   * java.util.Objects#equals} instead.
   */
  public static boolean equal(@CheckForNull Object a, @CheckForNull Object b) {
    return a == b || (a != null && a.equals(b));
  }

  /**

          e,
          equalObject1
              + " [group 1, item 1] must be Object#equals to "
              + notEqualObject1
              + " [group 1, item 2]");
      return;
    }
    fail("Should get not equal to equal object error");
  }

  /**
   * Test EqualsTester with no equals or not equals objects. This checks proper handling of null,
   * incompatible class and reflexive tests
   */

   * required, to have the following properties:
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>Its execution does not cause any observable side effects.
   *   <li>The computation is <i>consistent with equals</i>; that is, {@link Objects#equal
   *       Objects.equal}{@code (a, b)} implies that {@code predicate.apply(a) ==
   *       predicate.apply(b))}.
   * </ul>
   *

   * equals()} contract.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use {@link
   * java.util.Objects#equals} instead.
   */
  public static boolean equal(@CheckForNull Object a, @CheckForNull Object b) {
    return a == b || (a != null && a.equals(b));
  }

  /**

    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
      return identity().hashCode();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
      if (obj instanceof DummyHandler) {
        DummyHandler that = (DummyHandler) obj;
        return identity().equals(that.identity());
      } else {
        return false;
      }
    }

    private DummyProxy identity() {

      assertTrue(item + " must not be Object#equals to null", !item.equals(null));
      assertTrue(
          item + " must not be Object#equals to an arbitrary object of another class",
          !item.equals(NotAnInstance.EQUAL_TO_NOTHING));
      assertTrue(item + " must be Object#equals to itself", item.equals(item));
      assertEquals(

      throws Throwable {
    if (args == null) {
      args = NO_ARGS;
    }
    if (args.length == 0 && method.getName().equals("hashCode")) {
      return hashCode();
    }
    if (args.length == 1
        && method.getName().equals("equals")
        && method.getParameterTypes()[0] == Object.class) {
      Object arg = args[0];
      if (arg == null) {
        return false;
      }

    return delegate().setValue(value);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean equals(@CheckForNull Object object) {
    return delegate().equals(object);
  }

  @Override
  public int hashCode() {
    return delegate().hashCode();
  }

  /**
   * A sensible definition of {@link #equals(Object)} in terms of {@link #getKey()} and {@link

          e,
          equalObject1
              + " [group 1, item 1] must be Object#equals to "
              + notEqualObject1
              + " [group 1, item 2]");
      return;
    }
    fail("Should get not equal to equal object error");
  }

  /**
   * Test EqualsTester with no equals or not equals objects. This checks proper handling of null,
   * incompatible class and reflexive tests
   */