protected Object delegate;

    public BaseObject() {}

    public BaseObject(Object delegate, BaseObject parent) {
        this.delegate = requireNonNull(delegate, "delegate cannot be null");
        this.childrenTracking = parent != null ? parent::replace : null;
    }

    public BaseObject(Object delegate, ChildrenTracking parent) {
        this.delegate = requireNonNull(delegate, "delegate cannot be null");

    this(new TreeMap<K, V>(map));
  }

  private SafeTreeMap(NavigableMap<K, V> delegate) {
    this.delegate = delegate;
    if (delegate == null) {
      throw new NullPointerException();
    }
    for (K k : keySet()) {
      checkValid(k);
    }
  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable Entry<K, V> ceilingEntry(K key) {
    return delegate.ceilingEntry(checkValid(key));
  }

  @Override

  public boolean isTerminated() {
    return delegate().isTerminated();
  }

  @Override
  public void shutdown() {
    delegate().shutdown();
  }

  @Override
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public List<Runnable> shutdownNow() {
    return delegate().shutdownNow();
  }

  @Override
  public void execute(Runnable command) {
    delegate().execute(command);
  }

  @Override

          @Override
          public NoDelegateToEquals apply(Equals delegate) {
            return new NoDelegateToEquals(delegate);
          }
        };

    private final Equals delegate;

    NoDelegateToEquals(Equals delegate) {
      this.delegate = delegate;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return delegate.toString();
    }
  }

 * or {@link SettingsStaxReader}
 */
@Deprecated
public class SettingsXpp3Reader {

    private final SettingsStaxReader delegate;

    public SettingsXpp3Reader() {
        delegate = new SettingsStaxReader();
    }

    public SettingsXpp3Reader(ContentTransformer contentTransformer) {
        delegate = new SettingsStaxReader(contentTransformer::transform);
    }

    /**

    return delegate().edges();
  }

  @Override
  public boolean isDirected() {
    return delegate().isDirected();
  }

  @Override
  public boolean allowsParallelEdges() {
    return delegate().allowsParallelEdges();
  }

  @Override
  public boolean allowsSelfLoops() {
    return delegate().allowsSelfLoops();
  }

  @Override
  public ElementOrder<N> nodeOrder() {
    return delegate().nodeOrder();

  @Override
  protected abstract BlockingDeque<E> delegate();

  @Override
  public int remainingCapacity() {
    return delegate().remainingCapacity();
  }

  @Override
  public void putFirst(E e) throws InterruptedException {
    delegate().putFirst(e);
  }

  @Override
  public void putLast(E e) throws InterruptedException {
    delegate().putLast(e);
  }

  @Override

  }

  @Override
  public @Nullable E higher(E e) {
    return delegate.higher(checkValid(e));
  }

  @Override
  public boolean isEmpty() {
    return delegate.isEmpty();
  }

  @Override
  public Iterator<E> iterator() {
    return delegate.iterator();
  }

  @Override
  public E last() {
    return delegate.last();
  }

      insertionOrder = castOrCopyToList(delegate.order(insertionOrder));
      reverse(insertionOrder);
      return insertionOrder;
    }

    TestSortedMapGenerator<K, V> delegate() {
      return (TestSortedMapGenerator<K, V>) delegate;
    }

    @Override
    public Entry<K, V> belowSamplesLesser() {
      return delegate().aboveSamplesGreater();
    }

    @Override

  /**
   * Returns the backing delegate instance that methods are forwarded to. Abstract subclasses
   * generally override this method with an abstract method that has a more specific return type,
   * such as {@link ForwardingSet#delegate}. Concrete subclasses override this method to supply the
   * instance being decorated.
   */
  protected abstract Object delegate();