}
      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).
        sort(castBuffer, left, right + 1, comparator);
        break;
      }
    }
    bufferSize = k;

    // N big endian longs of our bitset
    DataOutputStream dout = new DataOutputStream(out);
    dout.writeByte(SignedBytes.checkedCast(strategy.ordinal()));
    dout.writeByte(UnsignedBytes.checkedCast(numHashFunctions)); // note: checked at the c'tor
    dout.writeInt(bits.data.length());
    for (int i = 0; i < bits.data.length(); i++) {
      dout.writeLong(bits.data.get(i));
    }
  }

  /**

        with:
          java-version: |
            ${{ matrix.java }}
            24
          distribution: 'temurin'
          cache: 'maven'
      - name: 'Install'
        shell: bash
        run: ./mvnw -B -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn -Dtoolchain.skip install -U -DskipTests=true -f $ROOT_POM
      - name: 'Test'
        shell: bash

                    }
                });
                runner.build(config);

                final int port = runner.node().settings().getAsInt("http.port", 9200);
                httpAddress = "http://localhost:" + port;
                logger.warn("Embedded OpenSearch is running. This configuration is not recommended for production use.");
                break;
            }