.compare("b", "a")
                .compare(DONT_COMPARE_ME, DONT_COMPARE_ME)
                .result())
        .isGreaterThan(0);
  }

  public void testShortCircuitSecondStep() {
    assertThat(
            ComparisonChain.start()
                .compare("a", "a")
                .compare("a", "b")
                .compare(DONT_COMPARE_ME, DONT_COMPARE_ME)
                .result())

  }

  // needed because otherwise Object.toString() calls hashCode()
  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return "DontHashMe" + value;
  }

  @Override
  public int compareTo(UnhashableObject o) {
    return (this.value < o.value) ? -1 : (this.value > o.value) ? 1 : 0;
  }

 */
inline fun binarySearch(
  position: Int,
  limit: Int,
  compare: (Int) -> Int,
): Int {
  // Do the binary searching bit.
  var low = position
  var high = limit - 1
  while (low <= high) {
    val mid = (low + high) / 2
    val compareResult = compare(mid)
    when {
      compareResult < 0 -> high = mid - 1
      compareResult > 0 -> low = mid + 1

    assertLessThan(RUNNING, FAILED);

    assertLessThan(STOPPING, FAILED);
    assertLessThan(STOPPING, TERMINATED);
  }

  private static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> void assertLessThan(T a, T b) {
    if (a.compareTo(b) >= 0) {
      fail(String.format(Locale.ROOT, "Expected %s to be less than %s", a, b));
    }
  }

                if (range.hasRestrictions()) {
                    return range.containsVersion(version);
                } else {
                    return range.getRecommendedVersion().compareTo(version) == 0;
                }
            } catch (InvalidVersionSpecificationException ex) {
                return false;
            }
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {

  @LazyInit @CheckForNull private transient Ordering<@Nullable Comparable<?>> nullsLast;

  @Override
  public int compare(Comparable<?> left, Comparable<?> right) {
    checkNotNull(left); // for GWT
    checkNotNull(right);
    return ((Comparable<Object>) left).compareTo(right);
  }

  @Override
  public <S extends Comparable<?>> Ordering<@Nullable S> nullsFirst() {

final class UsingToStringOrdering extends Ordering<Object> implements Serializable {
  static final UsingToStringOrdering INSTANCE = new UsingToStringOrdering();

  @Override
  public int compare(Object left, Object right) {
    return left.toString().compareTo(right.toString());
  }

  // preserve singleton-ness, so equals() and hashCode() work correctly
  private Object readResolve() {
    return INSTANCE;
  }

  @Override

    assertLessThan(RUNNING, FAILED);

    assertLessThan(STOPPING, FAILED);
    assertLessThan(STOPPING, TERMINATED);
  }

  private static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> void assertLessThan(T a, T b) {
    if (a.compareTo(b) >= 0) {
      fail(String.format(Locale.ROOT, "Expected %s to be less than %s", a, b));
    }
  }

  public void testGet_comparable() {
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // The null value can compare with any Object
    Comparable<Object> comparable = ArbitraryInstances.get(Comparable.class);
    assertEquals(0, comparable.compareTo(comparable));
    assertTrue(comparable.compareTo("") > 0);
    assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> comparable.compareTo(null));
  }

  public void testGet_array() {

   */
  public abstract long distance(C start, C end);

  /**
   * Returns the minimum value of type {@code C}, if it has one. The minimum value is the unique
   * value for which {@link Comparable#compareTo(Object)} never returns a positive value for any
   * input of type {@code C}.
   *
   * <p>The default implementation throws {@code NoSuchElementException}.
   *