}
    return realBytes;
  }

  private static void assertWellFormed(int... bytes) {
    assertTrue(Utf8.isWellFormed(toByteArray(bytes)));
  }

  private static void assertNotWellFormed(int... bytes) {
    assertFalse(Utf8.isWellFormed(toByteArray(bytes)));
  }

  private static long[] generateFourByteShardsExpectedRunnables() {
    long[] expected = new long[128];