* extract additional metadata, or perform other transformations during the
 * indexing process.
 *
 * Ingesters are processed in priority order, with lower numbers having higher priority.
 */
public abstract class Ingester {

    /** Priority of this ingester (lower numbers = higher priority) */
    protected int priority = 99;

    /**
     * Default constructor.
     */

 *     .addEquivalenceGroup("world", "wor" + "ld")
 *     .test();
 * }
 *
 * <p>Note that testing {@link Object#equals(Object)} is more simply done using the {@link
 * EqualsTester}. It includes an extra test against an instance of an arbitrary class without having
 * to explicitly add another equivalence group.
 *
 * @author Gregory Kick
 * @since 10.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
@NullMarked

      "You" (or "Your") shall mean an individual or Legal Entity
      exercising permissions granted by this License.

      "Source" form shall mean the preferred form for making modifications,
      including but not limited to software source code, documentation
      source, and configuration files.

      "Object" form shall mean any form resulting from mechanical

      "You" (or "Your") shall mean an individual or Legal Entity
      exercising permissions granted by this License.

      "Source" form shall mean the preferred form for making modifications,
      including but not limited to software source code, documentation
      source, and configuration files.

      "Object" form shall mean any form resulting from mechanical

   * X-Device-Referer}</a> header field name. Header used for VAST requests to provide the {@link
   * #REFERER} header value that the on-behalf-of client would have used when making a request
   * itself.
   *
   * @since 31.0
   */
  public static final String X_DEVICE_REFERER = "X-Device-Referer";

  /**
   * The HTTP <a

   * is unnecessary; for example, {@code copyOf(copyOf(anArrayList))} will copy the data only once.
   * This reduces the expense of habitually making defensive copies at API boundaries. However, the
   * precise conditions for skipping the copy operation are undefined.
   *
   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code elements} is null

   */
  private static final SuccessorsFunction<Character> TWO_CYCLES_GRAPH =
      createDirectedGraph("ab", "ac", "bc", "cd", "da");

  /**
   * A tree-shaped graph that looks as follows (all edges are directed facing downwards):
   *
   * {@snippet :
   *        h
   *       /|\
   *      / | \
   *     /  |  \
   *    d   e   g
   *   /|\      |
   *  / | \     |
   * a  b  c    f
   * }
   */

   */
  private static final SuccessorsFunction<Character> TWO_CYCLES_GRAPH =
      createDirectedGraph("ab", "ac", "bc", "cd", "da");

  /**
   * A tree-shaped graph that looks as follows (all edges are directed facing downwards):
   *
   * {@snippet :
   *        h
   *       /|\
   *      / | \
   *     /  |  \
   *    d   e   g
   *   /|\      |
   *  / | \     |
   * a  b  c    f
   * }
   */

   *     such index exists.
   */
  public static int indexOf(char[] array, char target) {
    return indexOf(array, target, 0, array.length);
  }

  // TODO(kevinb): consider making this public
  private static int indexOf(char[] array, char target, int start, int end) {
    for (int i = start; i < end; i++) {
      if (array[i] == target) {
        return i;
      }
    }
    return -1;

  }

  // TODO(kevinb): consider making this public
  private static int lastIndexOf(float[] array, float target, int start, int end) {
    for (int i = end - 1; i >= start; i--) {
      if (array[i] == target) {
        return i;
      }
    }
    return -1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the least value present in {@code array}, using the same rules of comparison as {@link