/**
 * Benchmarks for comparing the various {@link HashCode#equals} methods.
 *
 * <p>Parameters for the benchmark are:
 *
 * <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

 * supplied by the user of the class. For example, {@code Multiset.Entry.getElement()} returns
 * {@code @ParametricNullness E}, which means:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@NonNull String>} returns {@code @NonNull
 *       String}.
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@Nullable String>} returns {@code @Nullable
 *       String}.
 * </ul>
 *

 * supplied by the user of the class. For example, {@code Multiset.Entry.getElement()} returns
 * {@code @ParametricNullness E}, which means:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@NonNull String>} returns {@code @NonNull
 *       String}.
 *   <li>{@code getElement} on a {@code Multiset.Entry<@Nullable String>} returns {@code @Nullable
 *       String}.
 * </ul>
 *

import java.util.Random;

/**
 * Benchmarks for comparing the various {@link HashFunction functions} that we provide.
 *
 * <p>Parameters for the benchmark are:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>size: The length of the byte array to hash.
 *   <li>hashFunctionEnum: The {@link HashFunction} to use for hashing.
 * </ul>
 *
 * @author Kurt Alfred Kluever
 */
public class HashFunctionBenchmark {

 * <p>This tests:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>comparing each object against itself returns true
 *   <li>comparing each object against null returns false
 *   <li>comparing each object against an instance of an incompatible class returns false
 *   <li>comparing each pair of objects within the same equality group returns true
 *   <li>comparing each pair of objects from different equality groups returns false
 *   <li>the hash codes of any two equal objects are equal

 *
 * <p>Valid:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>Live: valid key/value are set
 *   <li>Loading: loading is pending
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>Invalid:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>Expired: time expired (key/value may still be set)
 *   <li>Collected: key/value was partially collected, but not yet cleaned up
 *   <li>Unset: marked as unset, awaiting cleanup or reuse
 * </ul>
 */
@GwtIncompatible

 * user-defined properties.
 *
 * <p>A {@code Network} built by this class has the following default properties:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>does not allow parallel edges
 *   <li>does not allow self-loops
 *   <li>orders {@link Network#nodes()} and {@link Network#edges()} in the order in which the
 *       elements were added (insertion order)
 * </ul>
 *

   * class documentation above). This method is <i>generally expected</i>, but not absolutely
   * required, to have the following properties:
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>Its execution does not cause any observable side effects.
   *   <li>The computation is <i>consistent with equals</i>; that is, {@link Objects#equal
   *       Objects.equal}{@code (a, b)} implies that {@code predicate.apply(a) ==
   *       predicate.apply(b))}.

 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>whether threads should be marked as {@linkplain Thread#setDaemon daemon} threads
 *   <li>a {@linkplain ThreadFactoryBuilder#setNameFormat naming format}
 *   <li>a {@linkplain Thread#setPriority thread priority}
 *   <li>an {@linkplain Thread#setUncaughtExceptionHandler uncaught exception handler}
 *   <li>a {@linkplain ThreadFactory#newThread backing thread factory}
 * </ul>
 *

 * and performant but introduces some testing difficulties. This test exercises the two fallback
 * strategies.
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>SafeAtomicHelper: uses Atomic FieldsUpdaters to implement synchronization
 *   <li>SynchronizedHelper: uses {@code synchronized} blocks for synchronization
 * </ul>
 *
 * To force selection of our fallback strategies we load {@link AggregateFutureState} (and all of