* We eliminate unnecessary node creation by catching cases where old nodes can be reused
       * because their next fields won't change. Statistically, at the default threshold, only
       * about one-sixth of them need cloning when a table doubles. The nodes they replace will be
       * garbage collectable as soon as they are no longer referenced by any reader thread that may
       * be in the midst of traversing table right now.
       */

        return recommendedVersion;
    }

    public List<Restriction> getRestrictions() {
        return restrictions;
    }

    /**
     * @deprecated VersionRange is immutable, cloning is not useful and even more an issue against the cache
     * @return a clone
     */
    @Deprecated
    public VersionRange cloneOf() {
        List<Restriction> copiedRestrictions = null;

            // previously we cloned the artifact, but it is more efficient to just update the artifactScope
            // if problems are later discovered that the original object needs its original artifactScope value,
            // cloning may
            // again be appropriate
            nearestArtifact.setScope(farthestArtifact.getScope());
        }

        return updateScope;
    }

       * We eliminate unnecessary node creation by catching cases where old nodes can be reused
       * because their next fields won't change. Statistically, at the default threshold, only about
       * one-sixth of them need cloning when a table doubles. The nodes they replace will be garbage
       * collectable as soon as they are no longer referenced by any reader thread that may be in
       * the midst of traversing table right now.
       */

       * We eliminate unnecessary node creation by catching cases where old nodes can be reused
       * because their next fields won't change. Statistically, at the default threshold, only about
       * one-sixth of them need cloning when a table doubles. The nodes they replace will be garbage
       * collectable as soon as they are no longer referenced by any reader thread that may be in
       * the midst of traversing table right now.
       */