}

  /**
   * Returns a view of a slice of this byte source that is at most {@code length} bytes long
   * starting at the given {@code offset}. If {@code offset} is greater than the size of this
   * source, the returned source will be empty. If {@code offset + length} is greater than the size
   * of this source, the returned source will contain the slice starting at {@code offset} and
   * ending at the end of this source.
   *

   * independent reader each time it is called.
   *
   * <p>The caller is responsible for ensuring that the returned reader is closed.
   *
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs while of opening the reader
   */
  public BufferedReader openBufferedStream() throws IOException {
    Reader reader = openStream();
    return (reader instanceof BufferedReader)
        ? (BufferedReader) reader

      assertTrue(t.equals(t));

      for (int j = i + 1; j < valuesInExpectedOrder.size(); j++) {
        T greater = valuesInExpectedOrder.get(j);
        assertTrue(greater + ".compareTo(" + t + ')', greater.compareTo(t) > 0);
        assertFalse(greater.equals(t));
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns a collection that simulates concurrent modification by having its size method return

    BufferedReader reader = source.openBufferedStream();
    assertTrue(source.wasStreamOpened());
    assertFalse(source.wasStreamClosed());

    StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
    char[] buf = new char[64];
    int read;
    while ((read = reader.read(buf)) != -1) {
      writer.write(buf, 0, read);
    }
    reader.close();
    writer.close();

   * (inclusive) to {@code upper} (inclusive). (These are the same values contained in {@code
   * Range.closed(lower, upper)}.)
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code lower} is greater than {@code upper}
   * @since 23.0
   */
  public static ContiguousSet<Integer> closed(int lower, int upper) {
    return create(Range.closed(lower, upper), DiscreteDomain.integers());
  }

  /**

    public void setCreatedTime_GreaterThan(Long createdTime, ConditionOptionCall<RangeQueryBuilder> opLambda) {
        final Object _value = createdTime;
        RangeQueryBuilder builder = regRangeQ("createdTime", ConditionKey.CK_GREATER_THAN, _value);
        if (opLambda != null) {
            opLambda.callback(builder);
        }
    }

    public void setCreatedTime_LessThan(Long createdTime) {

   */
  public double populationCovariance() {
    checkState(count() != 0);
    return sumOfProductsOfDeltas / count();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the sample covariance of the values. The count must be greater than one.
   *
   * <p>This is not guaranteed to return zero when the dataset consists of the same pair of values
   * multiple times, due to numerical errors.
   *
   * <h3>Non-finite values</h3>
   *

   * 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
   * @return a negative value if {@code a} is less than {@code b}; a positive value if {@code a} is
   *     greater than {@code b}; or zero if they are equal
   */

   *
   * @param a the first unsigned {@code int} to compare
   * @param b the second unsigned {@code int} to compare
   * @return a negative value if {@code a} is less than {@code b}; a positive value if {@code a} is
   *     greater than {@code b}; or zero if they are equal
   */
  public static int compare(int a, int b) {
    return Ints.compare(flip(a), flip(b));
  }

  /**

      Preconditions.checkPositionIndex(2, 1);
      fail();
    } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException expected) {
      assertThat(expected)
          .hasMessageThat()
          .isEqualTo("index (2) must not be greater than size (1)");
    }
  }

  public void testCheckPositionIndex_withDesc_negative() {
    try {
      Preconditions.checkPositionIndex(-1, 1, "foo");
      fail();