import java.io.InvalidObjectException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.function.BinaryOperator;
import java.util.function.Function;
import java.util.stream.Collector;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**

import java.io.InvalidObjectException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.function.BinaryOperator;
import java.util.function.Function;
import java.util.stream.Collector;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.AbstractSet;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.BitSet;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.EnumSet;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.NavigableSet;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

import java.io.InvalidObjectException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.function.Function;
import java.util.stream.Collector;
import java.util.stream.Stream;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.function.Function;
import java.util.function.Supplier;
import java.util.function.ToIntFunction;
import java.util.stream.Collector;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;

import static com.google.common.collect.CollectPreconditions.checkNonnegative;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.stream.Collector;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * Provides static methods for working with {@link Comparator} instances. For many other helpful

import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.util.AbstractMap;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.NavigableMap;
import java.util.SortedMap;
import java.util.TreeMap;
import java.util.function.BinaryOperator;
import java.util.function.Function;
import java.util.stream.Collector;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;

import java.io.InvalidObjectException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.NavigableSet;
import java.util.SortedSet;
import java.util.stream.Collector;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

import java.util.ArrayDeque;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Deque;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
import java.util.PriorityQueue;
import java.util.Queue;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;

import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.function.Function;
import java.util.function.ToIntFunction;
import java.util.stream.Collector;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;