h4. Generation of plugin metadata and packaging

To create the packaging for a plugin a special Maven packaging would be created with an accompanying life-cycle in order to create the plugin metadata required and create an archive of the plugin that can be consumed at runtime.

 * @since 2.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public abstract class Ordering<T extends @Nullable Object> implements Comparator<T> {
  // Natural order

  /**
   * Returns a serializable ordering that uses the natural order of the values. The ordering throws
   * a {@link NullPointerException} when passed a null parameter.
   *

  if (candidate.range.first != index) return null // Didn't match where it should have.
  return candidate
}

@JvmField
val EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY: ByteArray = ByteArray(0)

/** Byte order marks. */
internal val UNICODE_BOMS =
  Options.of(
    // UTF-8.
    "efbbbf".decodeHex(),
    // UTF-16BE.
    "feff".decodeHex(),
    // UTF-32LE.
    "fffe0000".decodeHex(),
    // UTF-16LE.

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return "Doubles.lexicographicalComparator()";
    }
  }

  /**
   * Sorts the elements of {@code array} in descending order.
   *
   * <p>Note that this method uses the total order imposed by {@link Double#compare}, which treats
   * all NaN values as equal and 0.0 as greater than -0.0.
   *
   * @since 23.1
   */

          .isWithin(ALLOWED_ERROR)
          .of(expectedLargeDatasetPercentile(index));
    }

    // Assert that the dataset contains the same elements after the in-place computation (although
    // they may be reordered). We only do this for one index rather than for all indexes, as it is
    // quite expensive (quadratic in the size of PSEUDORANDOM_DATASET).
    double[] dataset = Doubles.toArray(PSEUDORANDOM_DATASET);

     Software. However, You may do so only on Your own behalf, and not on behalf
     of any Contributor. You must make it absolutely clear that any such
     warranty, support, indemnity, or liability obligation is offered by You
     alone, and You hereby agree to indemnify every Contributor for any
     liability incurred by such Contributor as a result of warranty, support,
     indemnity or liability terms You offer. You may include additional

  public abstract int size();

  /**
   * Returns the stripes that correspond to the passed objects, in ascending (as per {@link
   * #getAt(int)}) order. Thus, threads that use the stripes in the order returned by this method
   * are guaranteed to not deadlock each other.
   *
   * <p>It should be noted that using a {@code Striped<L>} with relatively few stripes, and {@code

      NavigableMap<K, V> map = (NavigableMap<K, V>) delegate.create(entries);
      return map.descendingMap();
    }

    @Override
    public Iterable<Entry<K, V>> order(List<Entry<K, V>> insertionOrder) {
      insertionOrder = castOrCopyToList(delegate.order(insertionOrder));
      reverse(insertionOrder);
      return insertionOrder;
    }

    TestSortedMapGenerator<K, V> delegate() {

  private final ImmutableMap<C, ImmutableMap<R, V>> columnMap;

  // For each cell in iteration order, the index of that cell's row key in the row key list.
  @SuppressWarnings("Immutable") // We don't modify this after construction.
  private final int[] cellRowIndices;

  // For each cell in iteration order, the index of that cell's column key in the list of column
  // keys present in that row.

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return "Doubles.lexicographicalComparator()";
    }
  }

  /**
   * Sorts the elements of {@code array} in descending order.
   *
   * <p>Note that this method uses the total order imposed by {@link Double#compare}, which treats
   * all NaN values as equal and 0.0 as greater than -0.0.
   *
   * @since 23.1
   */