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But at some point, there was no other option than creating something that provided all these features, taking the best ideas from previous tools, and combining them in the best way possible, using language features that weren't even available before (Python 3.6+ type hints).

## Previous tools { #previous-tools }

import org.jspecify.annotations.NullUnmarked;

/**
 * Utility class for being able to seed a {@link Random} value with a passed in seed from a
 * benchmark parameter.
 *
 * <p>TODO: Remove this class once Caliper has a better way.
 *
 * @author Nicholaus Shupe
 */
@NullUnmarked
public final class SpecialRandom extends Random {
  public static SpecialRandom valueOf(String s) {

SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE

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LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
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  static Class<?> getArrayClass(Class<?> componentType) {
    // TODO(user): This is not the most efficient way to handle generic
    // arrays, but is there another way to extract the array class in a
    // non-hacky way (i.e. using String value class names- "[L...")?
    return Array.newInstance(componentType, 0).getClass();
  }

  /*

	 Hash=a79b48fd6a1f31699c788b50c97d0b98

uid Square Clippy <******@****.***>
sig  sig  66b50994442d2d40 2021-07-09T14:50:19Z 2041-07-04T14:50:19Z ____________________ [selfsig]
```

The best way to verify artifacts is [automatically with Gradle][gradle_verification].


[gradle_verification]: https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/dependency_verification.html#sec:signature-verification

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