*
   * <p>Accepts a decimal, hexadecimal, or octal number given by specifying the following prefix:
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>{@code 0x}<i>HexDigits</i>
   *   <li>{@code 0X}<i>HexDigits</i>
   *   <li>{@code #}<i>HexDigits</i>
   *   <li>{@code 0}<i>OctalDigits</i>
   * </ul>
   *
   * @throws NumberFormatException if the string does not contain a valid unsigned {@code int} value
   * @since 13.0
   */

 * graph. The following test cases are left for the subclasses to handle:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>Test cases related to whether the graph is directed or undirected.
 *   <li>Test cases related to the specific implementation of the {@link Graph} interface.
 * </ul>
 *
 * TODO(user): Make this class generic (using <N, E>) for all node and edge types.

   *
   * <p>Accepts a decimal, hexadecimal, or octal number given by specifying the following prefix:
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>{@code 0x}<i>HexDigits</i>
   *   <li>{@code 0X}<i>HexDigits</i>
   *   <li>{@code #}<i>HexDigits</i>
   *   <li>{@code 0}<i>OctalDigits</i>
   * </ul>
   *
   * @throws NumberFormatException if the string does not contain a valid unsigned {@code int} value
   * @since 13.0
   */

   * where coldFactor was hard coded as 3.)
   *
   * <p>It remains to calculate thresholdsPermits and maxPermits.
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>The time to go from thresholdPermits to 0 is equal to the integral of the function
   *       between 0 and thresholdPermits. This is thresholdPermits * stableIntervals. By (5) it is

   * <p>returns a list containing six lists in the following order:
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>{@code ImmutableList.of(1, "A")}
   *   <li>{@code ImmutableList.of(1, "B")}
   *   <li>{@code ImmutableList.of(1, "C")}
   *   <li>{@code ImmutableList.of(2, "A")}
   *   <li>{@code ImmutableList.of(2, "B")}
   *   <li>{@code ImmutableList.of(2, "C")}
   * </ul>
   *

 * which approach to use, <b>don't worry</b> too much about it; just pick something that seems
 * reasonable and it will be fine.
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>If checking whether the <i>caller</i> has violated your method or constructor's contract
 *       (such as by passing an invalid argument), use the utilities of the {@link Preconditions}
 *       class instead.

    /**
     * The number of permutations with repeated elements is calculated as follows:
     *
     * <ul>
     *   <li>For an empty list, it is 1 (base case).
     *   <li>When r numbers are added to a list of n-r elements, the number of permutations is
     *       increased by a factor of (n choose r).
     * </ul>
     */
    private static <E> int calculateSize(

                }
            }
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * This method checks if the pattern matches the originalRepository. Valid patterns:
     * <ul>
     * <li>{@code *} (since 2.0.5)= everything,</li>
     * <li>{@code external:*}  (since 2.0.9)= everything not on the localhost and not file based,</li>

   * This method does so by hashing 64 bits of the IPv6 address into {@code 224.0.0.0/3} (64 bits
   * into 29 bits):
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>If the IPv6 address contains an embedded IPv4 address, the function hashes that.
   *   <li>Otherwise, it hashes the upper 64 bits of the IPv6 address.
   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>A "coerced" IPv4 address is equivalent to itself.
   *

   * consistently between their order within {@code valuesInExpectedOrder} and the order implied by
   * the given {@code comparator}.
   *
   * <p>In detail, this method asserts
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li><i>reflexivity</i>: {@code comparator.compare(t, t) = 0} for all {@code t} in {@code
   *       valuesInExpectedOrder}; and
   *   <li><i>consistency</i>: {@code comparator.compare(ti, tj) < 0} and {@code