import com.google.common.primitives.Longs;
import java.util.Comparator;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * A utility for performing a chained comparison statement. For example:
 *
 * <pre>{@code
 * public int compareTo(Foo that) {
 *   return ComparisonChain.start()
 *       .compare(this.aString, that.aString)
 *       .compare(this.anInt, that.anInt)

        // Why? The second half of condition2 requires that nodeV equals other.nodeU.
        // We already know that nodeU equals other.nodeU. Combined with the earlier statement,
        // and the transitive property of equality, this implies that nodeU equals nodeV.
        // If nodeU equals nodeV, condition1 == condition2, so checking condition1 is sufficient.

   * elements left in the iteration.
   *
   * @return {@code null}; a convenience so your {@code computeNext} implementation can use the
   *     simple statement {@code return endOfData();}
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @CheckForNull
  protected final T endOfData() {
    state = State.DONE;
    return null;
  }

  @Override

   * without having to add {@code @SuppressWarnings}, the code can call this method.
   *
   * <p>Why <i>not</i> just add {@code SuppressWarnings}? The problem is that this method is
   * typically useful for {@code return} statements. That leaves the code with two options: Either
   * add the suppression to the whole method (which turns off checking for a large section of code),

   * without having to add {@code @SuppressWarnings}, the code can call this method.
   *
   * <p>Why <i>not</i> just add {@code SuppressWarnings}? The problem is that this method is
   * typically useful for {@code return} statements. That leaves the code with two options: Either
   * add the suppression to the whole method (which turns off checking for a large section of code),

   * elements left in the iteration.
   *
   * @return {@code null}; a convenience so your {@code computeNext} implementation can use the
   *     simple statement {@code return endOfData();}
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @CheckForNull
  protected final T endOfData() {
    state = State.DONE;
    return null;
  }

  @Override

   * without having to add {@code @SuppressWarnings}, the code can call this method.
   *
   * <p>Why <i>not</i> just add {@code SuppressWarnings}? The problem is that this method is
   * typically useful for {@code return} statements. That leaves the code with two options: Either
   * add the suppression to the whole method (which turns off checking for a large section of code),

   * without having to add {@code @SuppressWarnings}, the code can call this method.
   *
   * <p>Why <i>not</i> just add {@code SuppressWarnings}? The problem is that this method is
   * typically useful for {@code return} statements. That leaves the code with two options: Either
   * add the suppression to the whole method (which turns off checking for a large section of code),