* <ul>
     *   <li>Return the same object if no processing is desired</li>
     *   <li>Return a pooled equivalent object to reduce memory usage</li>
     *   <li>Return a modified or optimized version of the object</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * <p>The implementation must ensure that the returned object is functionally
     * equivalent to the input object from the perspective of the Maven model.</p>
     *

   * stream is empty.
   *
   * <p>Equivalent to {@code stream.reduce((a, b) -> b)}, but may perform significantly better. This
   * method's runtime will be between O(log n) and O(n), performing better on <a
   * href="http://gee.cs.oswego.edu/dl/html/StreamParallelGuidance.html">efficiently splittable</a>
   * streams.
   *
   * <p>If the stream has nondeterministic order, this has equivalent semantics to {@link

@J2ktIncompatible
@GwtIncompatible
public final class Files {

  private Files() {}

  /**
   * Returns a buffered reader that reads from a file using the given character set.
   *
   * <p><b>{@link java.nio.file.Path} equivalent:</b> {@link
   * java.nio.file.Files#newBufferedReader(java.nio.file.Path, Charset)}.
   *
   * @param file the file to read from
   * @param charset the charset used to decode the input stream; see {@link StandardCharsets} for

 * additional documentation, including:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li><a
 *       href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#equals-hashcode-and-graph-equivalence">
 *       {@code equals()}, {@code hashCode()}, and graph equivalence</a>
 *   <li><a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#synchronization">
 *       Synchronization policy</a>

   * that of {@code ((Character) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Character#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code char} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code char} to compare

   * that of {@code ((Short) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Short#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code short} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code short} to compare

   * that of {@code ((Short) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Short#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code short} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code short} to compare

   * stream is empty.
   *
   * <p>Equivalent to {@code stream.reduce((a, b) -> b)}, but may perform significantly better. This
   * method's runtime will be between O(log n) and O(n), performing better on <a
   * href="http://gee.cs.oswego.edu/dl/html/StreamParallelGuidance.html">efficiently splittable</a>
   * streams.
   *
   * <p>If the stream has nondeterministic order, this has equivalent semantics to {@link

 * {@link #callAndAssertBlocks} method is ever called in a test, the lock-like object must have a
 * method equivalent to {@link java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock#hasQueuedThread(Thread)}. If
 * the {@link #callAndAssertWaits} method is ever called in a test, the lock-like object must have a
 * method equivalent to {@link
 * java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock#hasWaiters(java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition)},

   *     however, that passing an explicit {@code null} cause prevents anyone from calling {@link
   *     #initCause} later, so it is not quite equivalent to using a constructor that omits the
   *     cause.
   */
  @Deprecated
  protected ExecutionError() {}

  /**
   * Creates a new instance with the given detail message and no cause.
   *