*
 * <p><strong>ReadWriteLocks</strong>
 *
 * <p>While {@code ReadWriteLock} instances have different properties and can form cycles without
 * potential deadlock, this class treats {@code ReadWriteLock} instances as equivalent to
 * traditional exclusive locks. Although this increases the false positives that the locks detect
 * (i.e. cycles that will not actually result in deadlock), it simplifies the algorithm and

 * @author Brian Milch
 * @author Colin Evans
 * @since 10.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
public final class UnsignedLongs {
  private UnsignedLongs() {}

  public static final long MAX_VALUE = -1L; // Equivalent to 2^64 - 1

  /**
   * A (self-inverse) bijection which converts the ordering on unsigned longs to the ordering on
   * longs, that is, {@code a <= b} as unsigned longs if and only if {@code flip(a) <= flip(b)} as

 *
 * <p><b>Important note:</b> Unlike {@code InetAddress.getByName()}, the methods of this class never
 * cause DNS services to be accessed. For this reason, you should prefer these methods as much as
 * possible over their JDK equivalents whenever you are expecting to handle only IP address string
 * literals -- there is no blocking DNS penalty for a malformed string.
 *

  /**
   * Puts each 16-bit code unit from the {@link CharSequence} into this sink.
   *
   * <p><b>Warning:</b> This method will produce different output than most other languages do when
   * running on the equivalent input. For cross-language compatibility, use {@link #putString},
   * usually with a charset of UTF-8. For other use cases, use {@code putUnencodedChars}.
   *
   * @since 15.0 (since 11.0 as putString(CharSequence))
   */

  static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {
    T[] empty = reference.length == 0 ? reference : Arrays.copyOf(reference, 0);
    return Arrays.copyOf(empty, length);
  }

  /** Equivalent to Arrays.copyOfRange(source, from, to, arrayOfType.getClass()). */
  /*
   * Arrays are a mess from a nullness perspective, and Class instances for object-array types are

 * attempting to add new elements onto the queue and it is full. This queue orders elements FIFO
 * (first-in-first-out). This data structure is logically equivalent to a circular buffer (i.e.,
 * cyclic buffer or ring buffer).
 *
 * <p>An evicting queue must be configured with a maximum size. Each time an element is added to a

   * evaluate the integral of the function from 7.0 to 10.0.
   *
   * Using integrals guarantees that the effect of a single acquire(3) is equivalent to {
   * acquire(1); acquire(1); acquire(1); }, or { acquire(2); acquire(1); }, etc, since the integral
   * of the function in [7.0, 10.0] is equivalent to the sum of the integrals of [7.0, 8.0], [8.0,
   * 9.0], [9.0, 10.0] (and so on), no matter what the function is. This guarantees that we handle

  static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {
    T[] empty = reference.length == 0 ? reference : Arrays.copyOf(reference, 0);
    return Arrays.copyOf(empty, length);
  }

  /** Equivalent to Arrays.copyOfRange(source, from, to, arrayOfType.getClass()). */
  /*
   * Arrays are a mess from a nullness perspective, and Class instances for object-array types are

   */
  public abstract ContiguousSet<C> intersection(ContiguousSet<C> other);

  /**
   * Returns a range, closed on both ends, whose endpoints are the minimum and maximum values
   * contained in this set. This is equivalent to {@code range(CLOSED, CLOSED)}.
   *
   * @throws NoSuchElementException if this set is empty
   */
  public abstract Range<C> range();

  /**

  /**
   * Returns a new builder. The generated builder is equivalent to the builder created by the {@link
   * Builder} constructor.
   */
  public static <K, V> Builder<K, V> builder() {
    return new Builder<>();
  }

  /**
   * Returns a new builder with a hint for how many distinct keys are expected to be added. The
   * generated builder is equivalent to that returned by {@link #builder}, but may perform better if