return previousWeight != null ? previousWeight : weight;
    }

    private Comparator<MavenProject> createComparator() {
        return Comparator.comparingLong((ToLongFunction<MavenProject>) this::getProjectWeight)
                .reversed() // Higher weights first
                .thenComparing(this::getProjectId); // Secondary sort for deterministic ordering
    }

        }
    }
    
    private ChannelInfo selectLeastLoaded(Collection<ChannelInfo> channels) {
        return channels.stream()
            .min(Comparator.comparingLong(ChannelInfo::getRequestsPending))
            .orElseThrow();
    }
    
    private ChannelInfo selectWeightedRandom(Collection<ChannelInfo> channels) {
        // Calculate total weight