* If this flag is set, the next four
   * bytes represent the mask key. These bytes appear after any additional bytes specified by [B1_MASK_LENGTH].
   */
  internal const val B1_FLAG_MASK = 128

  /**
   * Byte 1 mask for the payload length.
   *
   * If this value is [PAYLOAD_SHORT], the next two
   * bytes represent the length. If this value is [PAYLOAD_LONG], the next eight bytes
   * represent the length.
   */

 *   <li>{@link org.apache.maven.api.model.Dependency} - Represents a project dependency</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.apache.maven.api.model.Plugin} - Represents a Maven plugin configuration</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.apache.maven.api.model.Build} - Contains build configuration information</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.apache.maven.api.model.Profile} - Represents a build profile for conditional execution</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */

         * way for users to customize Maven's behavior at runtime.
         */
        USER_PROPERTIES,
        /**
         * Project model properties. These properties are defined in the project's POM file (pom.xml) and
         * are read from the project model during the build. They represent build-time configuration that

 *   <li>Supports both internal session operations and client-provided trace information</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>For internal session operations, the trace typically contains {@code *Request} objects
 * that represent the current processing state. Client code can also create traces with
 * application-specific data to provide context when invoking session methods.</p>
 *
 * <p>This trace information is particularly useful for:</p>
 * <ul>

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## Description


## Motivation and Context


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## Types of changes

}


enum class Variance {

    /**
     * Represent an invariant type argument.
     * e.g. `<T>`
     */
    INVARIANT,

    /**
     * Represent a covariant type argument.
     * Also known as "extends-bound" or "upper bound".
     * e.g. `<? extends T>`
     */
    COVARIANT,

    /**
     * Represent a contravariant type argument.

   * incoming edges.
   */
  private Set<N> predecessorsOrEmpty(N node) {
    if (edgeType == EdgeType.INCOMING || edgeType == EdgeType.BOTH) {
      return graph.predecessors(node);
    } else {
      return ImmutableSet.of();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the successors of the given node, or an empty set if this set does not represent
   * outgoing edges.
   */

   * incoming edges.
   */
  private Set<N> predecessorsOrEmpty(N node) {
    if (edgeType == EdgeType.INCOMING || edgeType == EdgeType.BOTH) {
      return graph.predecessors(node);
    } else {
      return ImmutableSet.of();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the successors of the given node, or an empty set if this set does not represent
   * outgoing edges.
   */

 * Each instance identifies an artifact or version range of artifacts in the Maven repository system.</p>
 *
 * <p>{@link org.apache.maven.api.Artifact} instances represent artifacts in the repository.
 * They are created when <dfn>resolving</dfn> an {@code ArtifactCoordinates} object. Resolving is the process
 * that selects a particular version and downloads the artifact into the local repository.

# ADR-0008 - Use NullAway for null checking

## Date

2025-08-06

## Context

Our codebase uses `null` extensively to represent an absence of value or optionality of the argument.
We utilize nullness annotations in Java code and somewhat rely on IDE warnings to guide us.
However, the Java code we have is not fully annotated, which causes several consequences:
* IDE warnings can be misleading