checkNotNull(mergeFunction);
    return Collectors.collectingAndThen(
        Collectors.toMap(keyFunction, valueFunction, mergeFunction, LinkedHashMap::new),
        ImmutableMap::copyOf);
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // An empty map works for all types.
  public static <K, V> ImmutableMap<K, V> of() {
    return (ImmutableMap<K, V>) RegularImmutableMap.EMPTY;
  }

  public static <K, V> ImmutableMap<K, V> of(K k1, V v1) {

    return new ReserializingTestCollectionGenerator<>(delegate);
  }

  @Override
  public Collection<E> create(Object... elements) {
    return reserialize(delegate.create(elements));
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  static <T> T reserialize(T object) {
    try {
      ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
      ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(bytes);
      out.writeObject(object);

    return Lists.newArrayList(iterable);
  }

  @Override
  public <E> ImmutableList<E> immutableSortedCopy(Iterable<E> iterable) {
    return ImmutableList.copyOf(iterable);
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  @Override
  public <S extends @Nullable Object> Ordering<S> reverse() {
    return (Ordering<S>) this;
  }

  private Object readResolve() {
    return INSTANCE;
  }

  @Override

    return Lists.newArrayList(iterable);
  }

  @Override
  public <E> ImmutableList<E> immutableSortedCopy(Iterable<E> iterable) {
    return ImmutableList.copyOf(iterable);
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  @Override
  public <S extends @Nullable Object> Ordering<S> reverse() {
    return (Ordering<S>) this;
  }

  private Object readResolve() {
    return INSTANCE;
  }

  @Override

    }
    return hash;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
    if (obj instanceof PairwiseEquivalence) {
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      PairwiseEquivalence<Object, Object> that = (PairwiseEquivalence<Object, Object>) obj;
      return this.elementEquivalence.equals(that.elementEquivalence);
    }

    return false;
  }

  @Override

  }

  /**
   * Returns the empty immutable sorted multiset.
   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> the instance returned is a singleton.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public static <E> ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> of() {
    return (ImmutableSortedMultiset) RegularImmutableSortedMultiset.NATURAL_EMPTY_MULTISET;
  }

   * consistency, and because the return type conveys the immutability guarantee.
   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> the instance returned is a singleton.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"}) // fully variant implementation (never actually produces any Es)
  public static <E> ImmutableSet<E> of() {
    return (ImmutableSet<E>) RegularImmutableSet.EMPTY;
  }

  /**

    return CollectCollectors.toImmutableBiMap(keyFunction, valueFunction);
  }

  // Casting to any type is safe because the set will never hold any elements.
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public static <K, V> ImmutableBiMap<K, V> of() {
    return (ImmutableBiMap<K, V>) RegularImmutableBiMap.EMPTY;
  }

  public static <K, V> ImmutableBiMap<K, V> of(K k1, V v1) {
    checkEntryNotNull(k1, v1);

   *       exceptions).
   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>The overall principle is to continue to treat every checked exception as a checked
   * exception, every unchecked exception as an unchecked exception, and every error as an error. In
   * addition, the cause of any {@code ExecutionException} is wrapped in order to ensure that the

    public SinceAnnotationRuleCurrentGradleVersionSetup(Map<String, String> currentVersion) {
        this.currentVersion = currentVersion.get("currentVersion");
    }

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public void execute(ViolationCheckContext context) {
        Map<String, Object> userData = (Map<String, Object>) context.getUserData();
        userData.put("currentVersion", currentVersion);
    }