*
   * <p>This fit minimizes the root-mean-square error in {@code y} as a function of {@code x}. This
   * error is defined as the square root of the mean of the squares of the differences between the
   * actual {@code y} values of the data and the values predicted by the fit for the {@code x}
   * values (i.e. it is the square root of the mean of the squares of the vertical distances between

  static void checkCast(Class<?> clazz, Object obj) {
    Object unused = clazz.cast(obj);
  }

  static String format(String template, Object... args) {
    return String.format(Locale.ROOT, template, args);
  }

  private Platform() {}

      spec.refreshDuration = duration;
      spec.refreshTimeUnit = unit;
    }
  }

  private static String format(String format, Object... args) {
    return String.format(Locale.ROOT, format, args);
  }

  }

  private static AssertionFailedError sanityError(
      Class<?> cls, List<String> explicitTestNames, String description, Throwable e) {
    String message =
        String.format(
            Locale.ROOT,
            "Error in automated %s of %s\n"
                + "If the class is better tested explicitly, you can add %s() to %sTest",
            description,
            cls,
            explicitTestNames.get(0),

      HashFunction func = cell.getRowKey();
      String input = cell.getColumnKey();
      String expected = cell.getValue();
      assertEquals(
          String.format(Locale.ROOT, "Known hash for hash(%s, UTF_8) failed", input),
          expected,
          func.hashString(input, UTF_8).toString());
    }
  }

  public void testNullPointers() {
    NullPointerTester tester =

      int tableIndex = smearedHash(object) & mask;
      int next = CompactHashing.tableGet(table, tableIndex);
      int srcNext = srcIndex + 1;
      if (next == srcNext) {
        // we need to update the root pointer
        CompactHashing.tableSet(table, tableIndex, dstIndex + 1);
      } else {
        // we need to update a pointer in an entry
        int entryIndex;
        int entry;
        do {

      for (int lo = 0; lo < 256; lo++) {
        char result = Chars.fromByteArray(new byte[] {(byte) hi, (byte) lo});
        assertWithMessage(
                String.format(
                    Locale.ROOT,
                    "hi=%s, lo=%s, expected=%s, result=%s",
                    hi,
                    lo,
                    (int) c,
                    (int) result))
            .that(result)

      int tableIndex = smearedHash(key) & mask;
      int next = CompactHashing.tableGet(table, tableIndex);
      int srcNext = srcIndex + 1;
      if (next == srcNext) {
        // we need to update the root pointer
        CompactHashing.tableSet(table, tableIndex, dstIndex + 1);
      } else {
        // we need to update a pointer in an entry
        int entryIndex;
        int entry;
        do {

        Optional<BinaryNode> root = Optional.absent();
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
          root = Optional.of(new BinaryNode(rng.nextInt(), root, Optional.<BinaryNode>absent()));
        }
        return root;
      }
    },
    ALL_RIGHT {
      @Override
      Optional<BinaryNode> createTree(int size, Random rng) {
        Optional<BinaryNode> root = Optional.absent();

      @Override
      long treeAggregate(@CheckForNull AvlNode<?> root) {
        return (root == null) ? 0 : root.totalCount;
      }
    },
    DISTINCT {
      @Override
      int nodeAggregate(AvlNode<?> node) {
        return 1;
      }

      @Override
      long treeAggregate(@CheckForNull AvlNode<?> root) {
        return (root == null) ? 0 : root.distinctElements;
      }
    };