* when {@code compare} is called on the above ordering:
 *
 * <ol>
 *   <li>First, if only one {@code Foo} is null, that null value is treated as <i>greater</i>
 *   <li>Next, non-null {@code Foo} values are passed to {@code getBarFunction} (we will be
 *       comparing {@code Bar} values from now on)
 *   <li>Next, if only one {@code Bar} is null, that null value is treated as <i>lesser</i>

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 *
 * <p>This class manages a collection of {@link SmbAuthentication} objects, each associated
 * with a specific path prefix. When a path is provided, it iterates through the stored
 * authentications to find the one whose path prefix matches the beginning of the given path.
 * This allows for different SMB shares to use different authentication credentials.</p>
 *
 */
public class SmbAuthenticationHolder {

import com.google.common.annotations.J2ktIncompatible;
import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * Implementation of {@link ImmutableSet} with exactly one element.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @author Nick Kralevich
 */
@GwtCompatible
@SuppressWarnings("serial") // uses writeReplace(), not default serialization

   * both calls will return the same instance. That is, {@code intern(a).equals(a)} always holds,
   * and {@code intern(a) == intern(b)} if and only if {@code a.equals(b)}. Note that {@code
   * intern(a)} is permitted to return one instance now and a different instance later if the
   * original interned instance was garbage-collected.
   *
   * <p><b>Warning:</b> do not use with mutable objects.
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