@Generates
  static <K, V> Map<K, V> generateMap(@Nullable K key, @Nullable V value) {
    return generateHashdMap(key, value);
  }

  @Generates
  static <K, V> HashMap<K, V> generateHashdMap(@Nullable K key, @Nullable V value) {
    return generateLinkedHashMap(key, value);
  }

  @Generates
  static <K, V> LinkedHashMap<K, V> generateLinkedHashMap(@Nullable K key, @Nullable V value) {

import java.util.SortedMap;
import org.jspecify.annotations.NullMarked;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * Creates sorted maps, containing sample elements, to be tested.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 */
@GwtCompatible
@NullMarked
public interface TestSortedMapGenerator<K extends @Nullable Object, V extends @Nullable Object>
    extends TestMapGenerator<K, V> {
  @Override
  SortedMap<K, V> create(Object... elements);

   */
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Iterable<List<@Nullable T>> paddedPartition(
      Iterable<T> iterable, int size) {
    checkNotNull(iterable);
    checkArgument(size > 0);
    return new FluentIterable<List<@Nullable T>>() {
      @Override
      public Iterator<List<@Nullable T>> iterator() {
        return Iterators.paddedPartition(iterable.iterator(), size);

  @Override
  public @Nullable V remove(@Nullable Object key) {
    Map<K, V> delegate = delegateOrNull();
    if (delegate != null) {
      return delegate.remove(key);
    }
    Object oldValue = removeHelper(key);
    return (oldValue == NOT_FOUND) ? null : (V) oldValue;
  }

  private @Nullable Object removeHelper(@Nullable Object key) {
    if (needsAllocArrays()) {

   * @since 28.1
   */
  @Deprecated
  @Override
  @DoNotCall("Always throws UnsupportedOperationException")
  public final void merge(
      Range<K> range,
      @Nullable V value,
      BiFunction<? super V, ? super @Nullable V, ? extends @Nullable V> remappingFunction) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableMap<Range<K>, V> asMapOfRanges() {
    if (ranges.isEmpty()) {

   * not have been inserted consecutively.
   */
  private final @Nullable List<NodeConnection<N>> orderedNodeConnections;

  private int predecessorCount;
  private int successorCount;

  private DirectedGraphConnections(
      Map<N, Object> adjacentNodeValues,
      @Nullable List<NodeConnection<N>> orderedNodeConnections,
      int predecessorCount,
      int successorCount) {

    return forwardMultiset();
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable Entry<E> firstEntry() {
    return forwardMultiset().lastEntry();
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable Entry<E> lastEntry() {
    return forwardMultiset().firstEntry();
  }

  abstract Iterator<Entry<E>> entryIterator();

  @LazyInit private transient @Nullable Set<Entry<E>> entrySet;

  @Override

    CountDownLatch isInterruptibleRegistered = new CountDownLatch(1);
    SlowChannel slowChannel = new SlowChannel();
    InterruptibleTask<@Nullable Void> task =
        new InterruptibleTask<@Nullable Void>() {
          @Override
          @Nullable Void runInterruptibly() throws Exception {
            slowChannel.doBegin();
            isInterruptibleRegistered.countDown();
            try {

 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/NewCollectionTypesExplained#multimap">{@code Multimap}</a>.
 *
 * @author Jared Levy
 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
public interface SortedSetMultimap<K extends @Nullable Object, V extends @Nullable Object>
    extends SetMultimap<K, V> {
  // Following Javadoc copied from Multimap.

  /**
   * Returns a collection view of all values associated with a key. If no mappings in the multimap

   * created multimaps.
   *
   * @since 2.0
   */
  @DoNotMock
  public static class Builder<K, V> {
    @Nullable Map<K, ImmutableCollection.Builder<V>> builderMap;
    @Nullable Comparator<? super K> keyComparator;
    @Nullable Comparator<? super V> valueComparator;
    int expectedValuesPerKey = ImmutableCollection.Builder.DEFAULT_INITIAL_CAPACITY;

    /**