.compare("b", "a")
                .compare(DONT_COMPARE_ME, DONT_COMPARE_ME)
                .result())
        .isGreaterThan(0);
  }

  public void testShortCircuitSecondStep() {
    assertThat(
            ComparisonChain.start()
                .compare("a", "a")
                .compare("a", "b")
                .compare(DONT_COMPARE_ME, DONT_COMPARE_ME)
                .result())

                .compare("b", "a")
                .compare(DONT_COMPARE_ME, DONT_COMPARE_ME)
                .result())
        .isGreaterThan(0);
  }

  public void testShortCircuitSecondStep() {
    assertThat(
            ComparisonChain.start()
                .compare("a", "a")
                .compare("a", "b")
                .compare(DONT_COMPARE_ME, DONT_COMPARE_ME)

	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/compare"
	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/util"
)

// YAMLSuffix is the suffix of a YAML file.
const YAMLSuffix = ".yaml"

type manifestDiffArgs struct {
	// compareDir indicates comparison between directory.
	compareDir bool
	// verbose generates verbose output.
	verbose bool
	// selectResources constrains the list of resources to compare to only the ones in this list, ignoring all others.

   * instead (but note that it does not guarantee which tied minimum element is returned).
   *
   * @param a value to compare, returned if less than or equal to the rest.
   * @param b value to compare
   * @param c value to compare
   * @param rest values to compare
   * @throws ClassCastException if the parameters are not <i>mutually comparable</i> under this
   *     ordering.
   */
  @ParametricNullness

    return a ^ Long.MIN_VALUE;
  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code long} values, treating them as unsigned values between {@code
   * 0} and {@code 2^64 - 1} inclusive.
   *
   * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> use {@link Long#compareUnsigned(long, long)} instead.
   *
   * @param a the first unsigned {@code long} to compare
   * @param b the second unsigned {@code long} to compare

        assertEquals(
            ORDERING.compare(i, 3) < 0 || (ORDERING.compare(i, 3) == 0 && lBoundType == CLOSED),
            range.contains(i));
        assertEquals(
            ORDERING.compare(i, 3) > 0 || (ORDERING.compare(i, 3) == 0 && lBoundType == OPEN),
            range.tooHigh(i));
        assertFalse(range.tooLow(i));
      }
    }
  }

  public void testDoublyBoundedAgainstRange() {

   * @param b second value to compare.
   * @throws ClassCastException if the parameters are not <i>mutually comparable</i> using the given
   *     comparator.
   * @since 30.0
   */
  @ParametricNullness
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T max(
      @ParametricNullness T a, @ParametricNullness T b, Comparator<T> comparator) {
    return (comparator.compare(a, b) >= 0) ? a : b;
  }

  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code byte} values, treating them as unsigned values between 0 and
   * 255 inclusive. For example, {@code (byte) -127} is considered greater than {@code (byte) 127}
   * because it is seen as having the value of positive {@code 129}.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code byte} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code byte} to compare

        assertEquals(
            ORDERING.compare(i, 3) < 0 || (ORDERING.compare(i, 3) == 0 && lBoundType == CLOSED),
            range.contains(i));
        assertEquals(
            ORDERING.compare(i, 3) > 0 || (ORDERING.compare(i, 3) == 0 && lBoundType == OPEN),
            range.tooHigh(i));
        assertFalse(range.tooLow(i));
      }
    }
  }

  public void testDoublyBoundedAgainstRange() {

  /**
   * A specification for which index to return if the list contains at least one element that
   * compares as equal to the key.
   */
  enum KeyPresentBehavior {
    /**
     * Return the index of any list element that compares as equal to the key. No guarantees are
     * made as to which index is returned, if more than one element compares as equal to the key.
     */
    ANY_PRESENT {
      @Override