*/
  public static <A, B> Converter<A, B> asConverter(final BiMap<A, B> bimap) {
    return new BiMapConverter<>(bimap);
  }

  private static final class BiMapConverter<A, B> extends Converter<A, B> implements Serializable {
    private final BiMap<A, B> bimap;

    BiMapConverter(BiMap<A, B> bimap) {
      this.bimap = checkNotNull(bimap);
    }

    @Override
    protected B doForward(A a) {

      ImmutableBiMap<K, V> bimap = (ImmutableBiMap<K, V>) map;
      // TODO(lowasser): if we need to make a copy of a BiMap because the
      // forward map is a view, don't make a copy of the non-view delegate map
      if (!bimap.isPartialView()) {
        return bimap;
      }
    }
    return copyOf(map.entrySet());
  }

  /**