private Integer getUid(Object obj) {
      Integer uid = uids.get(obj);
      if (uid == null) {
        // One or more integer values could be skipped in the event of a race
        // to generate a UID for the same object from multiple threads, but
        // that shouldn't be a problem.
        uid = counter.getAndIncrement();
        Integer alreadySet = uids.putIfAbsent(obj, uid);
        if (alreadySet != null) {