Function<? super T, ? extends K> keyFunction,
          Function<? super T, ? extends V> valueFunction,
          BinaryOperator<V> mergeFunction) {
    checkNotNull(comparator);
    checkNotNull(keyFunction);
    checkNotNull(valueFunction);
    checkNotNull(mergeFunction);
    return collectingAndThen(
        Collectors.toMap(
            keyFunction, valueFunction, mergeFunction, () -> new TreeMap<K, V>(comparator)),

    }
  }

  /*
   * Preconditions.checkNotNull is *intended* for performing eager null checks on parameters that a
   * nullness checker can already "prove" are non-null. That means that the first parameter to
   * checkNotNull *should* be annotated to require it to be non-null.
   *

  @J2ktIncompatible
  @GwtIncompatible
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> AsyncCallable<T> asAsyncCallable(
      Callable<T> callable, ListeningExecutorService listeningExecutorService) {
    checkNotNull(callable);
    checkNotNull(listeningExecutorService);
    return () -> listeningExecutorService.submit(callable);
  }

  /**
   * Wraps the given callable such that for the duration of {@link Callable#call} the thread that is

    checkNotNull(edge);
    checkNotNull(node);

    if (isSelfLoop) {
      checkPositive(++selfLoopCount);
    }
    N previousNode = inEdgeMap.put(edge, node);
    checkState(previousNode == null);
  }

  @Override
  public void addOutEdge(E edge, N node) {
    checkNotNull(edge);
    checkNotNull(node);

    N previousNode = outEdgeMap.put(edge, node);

        return copyReaderToBuilder((Reader) from, (StringBuilder) to);
      } else {
        return copyReaderToWriter((Reader) from, asWriter(to));
      }
    }

    checkNotNull(from);
    checkNotNull(to);
    long total = 0;
    CharBuffer buf = createBuffer();
    while (from.read(buf) != -1) {
      Java8Compatibility.flip(buf);
      to.append(buf);
      total += buf.remaining();

   */
  SubscriberExceptionContext(
      EventBus eventBus, Object event, Object subscriber, Method subscriberMethod) {
    this.eventBus = checkNotNull(eventBus);
    this.event = checkNotNull(event);
    this.subscriber = checkNotNull(subscriber);
    this.subscriberMethod = checkNotNull(subscriberMethod);
  }

  /**
   * @return The {@link EventBus} that handled the event and the subscriber. Useful for broadcasting

    return fromLongBits(this.value + checkNotNull(val).value);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the result of subtracting this and {@code val}. If the result would have more than 64
   * bits, returns the low 64 bits of the result.
   *
   * @since 14.0
   */
  public UnsignedLong minus(UnsignedLong val) {
    return fromLongBits(this.value - checkNotNull(val).value);
  }

  /**

  ChecksumHashFunction(
      ImmutableSupplier<? extends Checksum> checksumSupplier, int bits, String toString) {
    this.checksumSupplier = checkNotNull(checksumSupplier);
    checkArgument(bits == 32 || bits == 64, "bits (%s) must be either 32 or 64", bits);
    this.bits = bits;
    this.toString = checkNotNull(toString);
  }

  @Override
  public int bits() {
    return bits;
  }

  @Override
  public Hasher newHasher() {

    @Override
    public SortedMap<C, V> subMap(C fromKey, C toKey) {
      checkArgument(rangeContains(checkNotNull(fromKey)) && rangeContains(checkNotNull(toKey)));
      return new TreeRow(rowKey, fromKey, toKey);
    }

    @Override
    public SortedMap<C, V> headMap(C toKey) {
      checkArgument(rangeContains(checkNotNull(toKey)));
      return new TreeRow(rowKey, lowerBound, toKey);
    }

    @Override

      String relationshipName,
      String hashName,
      ItemReporter itemReporter) {
    this.equivalence = checkNotNull(equivalence);
    this.relationshipName = checkNotNull(relationshipName);
    this.hashName = checkNotNull(hashName);
    this.itemReporter = checkNotNull(itemReporter);
  }

  // TODO(cpovirk): should we reject null items, since the tests already check null automatically?
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue