*
   * We still encourage people to use requireNonNull over checkNotNull for non-precondition checks.
   */

  /**
   * Ensures that an object reference passed as a parameter to the calling method is not null.
   *
   * @param reference an object reference
   * @return the non-null reference that was validated
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code reference} is null

   *
   * We still encourage people to use requireNonNull over checkNotNull for non-precondition checks.
   */

  /**
   * Ensures that an object reference passed as a parameter to the calling method is not null.
   *
   * @param reference an object reference
   * @return the non-null reference that was validated
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code reference} is null

        assertEquals("PASSED", pom.getValue(prefix + "propertiesFile"));
        assertEquals("PASSED", pom.getValue(prefix + "parent"));
        assertEquals("PASSED-1", pom.getValue(prefix + "stringParams/stringParam[1]"));
        assertEquals("PASSED-3", pom.getValue(prefix + "stringParams/stringParam[2]"));
        assertEquals("PASSED-2", pom.getValue(prefix + "stringParams/stringParam[3]"));

   *
   * <p>The returned {@code Future} reflects the input's cancellation state directly, and any
   * attempt to cancel the returned Future is likewise passed through to the input Future.
   *
   * <p>Note that calls to {@linkplain Future#get(long, TimeUnit) timed get} only apply the timeout
   * to the execution of the underlying {@code Future}, not to the execution of the

   * IllegalArgumentException} if passed a {@code fromKey} less than an earlier {@code fromKey}.
   * However, this method doesn't throw an exception in that situation, but instead keeps the
   * original {@code fromKey}. Similarly, this method keeps the original {@code toKey}, instead of
   * throwing an exception, if passed a {@code toKey} greater than an earlier {@code toKey}.
   */
  @Override

   * IllegalArgumentException} if passed a {@code fromKey} less than an earlier {@code fromKey}.
   * However, this method doesn't throw an exception in that situation, but instead keeps the
   * original {@code fromKey}. Similarly, this method keeps the original {@code toKey}, instead of
   * throwing an exception, if passed a {@code toKey} greater than an earlier {@code toKey}.
   */
  @Override

    TypeToken<?> token = of(bound);
    if (token.getRawType().isInterface()) {
      return null;
    }
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // only upper bound of T is passed in.
    TypeToken<? super T> superclass = (TypeToken<? super T>) token;
    return superclass;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the generic interfaces that this type directly {@code implements}. This method is

		}
		if actualErr == nil && !testCase.shouldPass {
			t.Errorf("Test %d: %s: Expected to fail with <ERROR> \"%s\", but passed instead.", i+1, instanceType, testCase.expectedError.Error())
		}
		// Failed as expected, but does it fail for the expected reason.
		if actualErr != nil && !testCase.shouldPass {

//
// Conventions:
// * We use the prefix TF_ for everything in the API.
// * Objects are always passed around as pointers to opaque structs
//   and these structs are allocated/deallocated via the API.
// * TF_Status holds error information.  It is an object type
//   and therefore is passed around as a pointer to an opaque
//   struct as mentioned above.
// * Every call that has a TF_Status* argument clears it on success

  // String that identifies the server's internal version of this object that
  // can be used by clients to determine when objects have changed.
  // Value must be treated as opaque by clients and passed unmodified back to the server.
  // Populated by the system.
  // Read-only.
  // More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#concurrency-control-and-consistency