*       always returns zero could be called a hash function. It is not.)
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>Summarizing the last two points: "equal yield equal <i>always</i>; unequal yield unequal
 * <i>often</i>." This is the most important characteristic of all hash functions.
 *
 * <h3>Desirable properties</h3>
 *
 * <p>A high-quality hash function strives for some subset of the following virtues:
 *
 * <ul>

   * UncheckedTimeoutException} to the caller.
   *
   * <p>It is important to note that the primary purpose of the proxy object is to return control to
   * the caller when the timeout elapses; aborting the target method call is of secondary concern.
   * The particular nature and strength of the guarantees made by the proxy is
   * implementation-dependent. However, it is important that each of the methods on the target

 * <ul>
 *   <li>size: the length of the byte array to hash
 *   <li>whereToDiffer: where in the array the bytes should differ
 *   <li>equalsImpl: which implementation of array equality to use
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p><b>Important note:</b> the primary goal of this benchmark is to ensure that varying {@code
 * whereToDiffer} produces no observable change in performance. We want to make sure that the array

 * <ul>
 *   <li>size: the length of the byte array to hash
 *   <li>whereToDiffer: where in the array the bytes should differ
 *   <li>equalsImpl: which implementation of array equality to use
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p><b>Important note:</b> the primary goal of this benchmark is to ensure that varying {@code
 * whereToDiffer} produces no observable change in performance. We want to make sure that the array

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    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
    Writer writer = new AppendableWriter(builder);

    writer.write("Hello".toCharArray());
    writer.write(',');
    writer.write(0xBEEF0020); // only lower 16 bits are important
    writer.write("Wo");
    writer.write("Whirled".toCharArray(), 3, 2);
    writer.write("Mad! Mad, I say", 2, 2);

    assertEquals("Hello, World!", builder.toString());
  }

   * granted only 100ms ago, then we wait for another 100ms. At this rate, serving 15 fresh permits
   * (i.e. for an acquire(15) request) naturally takes 3 seconds.
   *
   * It is important to realize that such a RateLimiter has a very superficial memory of the past:
   * it only remembers the last request. What if the RateLimiter was unused for a long period of

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 * void submitPacket(byte[] packet) {
 *   rateLimiter.acquire(packet.length);
 *   networkService.send(packet);
 * }
 * }</pre>
 *
 * <p>It is important to note that the number of permits requested <i>never</i> affects the
 * throttling of the request itself (an invocation to {@code acquire(1)} and an invocation to {@code

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