* <p>This method performs the following validations:
     * <ul>
     *   <li>Allows null input (returns null)</li>
     *   <li>Ensures no duplicate repositories exist in the list</li>
     *   <li>Ensures no null repository entries exist in the list</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * <p>Duplicate detection is based on the {@code RemoteRepository#equals(Object)}
     * method, which typically compares repository IDs and URLs.
     *

   *
   * <p>Some algorithms that operate on a {@code PredecessorsFunction} may produce undesired results
   * if the returned {@link Iterable} contains duplicate elements. Implementations of such
   * algorithms should document their behavior in the presence of duplicates.
   *
   * <p>The elements of the returned {@code Iterable} must each be:
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>Non-null

     *   <li>Scope updates (if the scope was changed during resolution)</li>
     *   <li>Conflict resolution information (if the dependency was omitted due to conflicts or duplicates)</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @return a string representation of this dependency node with optional detailed information
     */
    @Nonnull
    String asString();

    /**

   *
   * <p>Some algorithms that operate on a {@code SuccessorsFunction} may produce undesired results
   * if the returned {@link Iterable} contains duplicate elements. Implementations of such
   * algorithms should document their behavior in the presence of duplicates.
   *
   * <p>The elements of the returned {@code Iterable} must each be:
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>Non-null

   *
   * <p>Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this method returns a
   * {@link Set}, instead of the {@link Collection} specified in the {@link Multimap} interface.
   *
   * <p>Any duplicates in {@code values} will be stored in the multimap once.
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @Override
  public Set<V> replaceValues(@ParametricNullness K key, Iterable<? extends V> values) {

   *
   * <p>Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this method returns a
   * {@link Set}, instead of the {@link Collection} specified in the {@link Multimap} interface.
   *
   * <p>Any duplicates in {@code values} will be stored in the multimap once.
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @Override
  public Set<V> replaceValues(@ParametricNullness K key, Iterable<? extends V> values) {

    assertFalse(getMultiset().retainAll(singleton(e0())));
    expectContents(contents);
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@link Method} instances for the remove tests that assume multisets support duplicates
   * so that the test of {@code Multisets.forSet()} can suppress them.
   */
  @J2ktIncompatible
  @GwtIncompatible // reflection
  public static List<Method> getRemoveDuplicateInitializingMethods() {

    assertFalse(getMultiset().retainAll(singleton(e0())));
    expectContents(contents);
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@link Method} instances for the remove tests that assume multisets support duplicates
   * so that the test of {@code Multisets.forSet()} can suppress them.
   */
  @J2ktIncompatible
  @GwtIncompatible // reflection
  public static List<Method> getRemoveDuplicateInitializingMethods() {

   * returns a {@link SortedSet}, instead of the {@link java.util.Collection} specified in the
   * {@link Multimap} interface.
   *
   * <p>Any duplicates in {@code values} will be stored in the multimap once.
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @Override
  SortedSet<V> replaceValues(@ParametricNullness K key, Iterable<? extends V> values);

  /**

     * q-quantile.
     *
     * @param indexes the quantile indexes, each of which must be in the inclusive range [0, q] for
     *     q-quantiles; the order of the indexes is unimportant, duplicates will be ignored, and the
     *     set will be snapshotted when this method is called
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code indexes} is empty
     */
    public ScaleAndIndexes indexes(int... indexes) {