* Comparators}</a>.
   *
   * @param a first value to compare, returned if less than or equal to b.
   * @param b second value to compare.
   * @throws ClassCastException if the parameters are not <i>mutually comparable</i>.
   * @since 30.0
   */
  public static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> T min(T a, T b) {
    return (a.compareTo(b) <= 0) ? a : b;
  }

  /**

   *
   * <p>This method is declared to accept any 2 {@code Comparable} objects, even if they are not <a
   * href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/collections/interfaces/order.html">mutually
   * comparable</a>. If you pass objects that are not mutually comparable, this method may throw an
   * exception. (The reason for this decision is lost to time, but the reason <i>might</i> be that

   * containers with a known order other than insertion order must override this method.
   *
   * <p>Note: This default implementation is overkill (but valid) for an unordered container. An
   * equally valid implementation for an unordered container is to throw an exception. The chosen
   * implementation, however, has the advantage of working for insertion-ordered containers, as
   * well.
   */
  @Override

   * containers with a known order other than insertion order must override this method.
   *
   * <p>Note: This default implementation is overkill (but valid) for an unordered container. An
   * equally valid implementation for an unordered container is to throw an exception. The chosen
   * implementation, however, has the advantage of working for insertion-ordered containers, as
   * well.
   */
  @Override

   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *
   * <p>This method is not type-safe, as it may be called on elements that are not mutually
   * comparable.
   *
   * @throws ClassCastException if the elements are not mutually comparable
   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code elements} is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedSet<E> copyOf(Iterable<? extends E> elements) {

   *
   * <p>For the case of {@link RoundingMode#HALF_EVEN}, this implementation uses the IEEE 754
   * default rounding mode: if the two nearest representable values are equally near, the one with
   * the least significant bit zero is chosen. (In such cases, both of the nearest representable
   * values are even integers; this method returns the one that is a multiple of a greater power of
   * two.)

   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *
   * <p>This method is not type-safe, as it may be called on elements that are not mutually
   * comparable.
   *
   * @throws ClassCastException if the elements are not mutually comparable
   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code elements} is null
   */
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> copyOf(Iterable<? extends E> elements) {

   *
   * <p>For the case of {@link RoundingMode#HALF_EVEN}, this implementation uses the IEEE 754
   * default rounding mode: if the two nearest representable values are equally near, the one with
   * the least significant bit zero is chosen. (In such cases, both of the nearest representable
   * values are even integers; this method returns the one that is a multiple of a greater power of
   * two.)

                // Values should be within reasonable range for security flags
                assertTrue(value <= 0xFFFF, "Constant " + field.getName() + " value seems unusually large");
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Helper method to check if a number is a power of two
     */
    private boolean isPowerOfTwo(int n) {

import java.util.Set;
import java.util.SortedMap;
import java.util.TreeMap;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * A wrapper around {@code TreeMap} that aggressively checks to see if keys are mutually comparable.
 * This implementation passes the navigable map test suites.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 */
@GwtIncompatible
public final class SafeTreeMap<K, V> implements Serializable, NavigableMap<K, V> {