import com.google.common.annotations.GwtIncompatible;
import com.google.common.annotations.J2ktIncompatible;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/** An ordering that compares objects according to a given order. */
@GwtCompatible
final class ExplicitOrdering<T> extends Ordering<T> implements Serializable {
  final ImmutableMap<T, Integer> rankMap;

  ExplicitOrdering(List<T> valuesInOrder) {

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtIncompatible;
import com.google.common.annotations.J2ktIncompatible;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/** An ordering that compares objects according to a given order. */
@GwtCompatible
final class ExplicitOrdering<T> extends Ordering<T> implements Serializable {
  final ImmutableMap<T, Integer> rankMap;

  ExplicitOrdering(List<T> valuesInOrder) {

            }
        }
        // IOException handling is done by calling code
    }

    /**
     * Compares two SMB files by name.
     * @param f1 first file to compare
     * @param f1name name of first file
     * @param f2 second file to compare
     * @return comparison result for sorting
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */

 with its <<<DefaultArtifact>>> implementation ({{{./xref/org/apache/maven/artifact/DefaultArtifact.html}source}}).

 The jar file is executable and provides a little tool to display how Maven parses and compares versions:

+----+
$ java -jar maven-artifact-*.jar 3.2.4-alpha-1 3.2.4-SNAPSHOT 3.2.4.0
Display parameters as parsed by Maven (in canonical form) and comparison result:
1. 3.2.4-alpha-1 == 3.2.4.alpha.1

        if (i2 == -1) {
            // first one is known, so it comes first
            return -1;
        }
        int rv = Integer.compare(i1, i2);
        if (rv != 0) {
            return rv;
        }
        // same execution point, now compare priorities
        return Integer.compare(p1.priority(), p2.priority());
    }

  /** Returns {@code true} if the table contains no mappings. */
  boolean isEmpty();

  /** Returns the number of row key / column key / value mappings in the table. */
  int size();

  /**
   * Compares the specified object with this table for equality. Two tables are equal when their
   * cell views, as returned by {@link #cellSet}, are equal.
   */
  @Override
  boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj);

  /**

   * @return a negative value if {@code a} is less than {@code b}; a positive value if {@code a} is
   *     greater than {@code b}; or zero if they are equal
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("InlineMeInliner") // Integer.compare unavailable under GWT+J2CL
  public static int compare(int a, int b) {
    return Ints.compare(flip(a), flip(b));
  }

  /**
   * Returns the value of the given {@code int} as a {@code long}, when treated as unsigned.
   *

   * @return a negative value if {@code a} is less than {@code b}; a positive value if {@code a} is
   *     greater than {@code b}; or zero if they are equal
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("InlineMeInliner") // Integer.compare unavailable under GWT+J2CL
  public static int compare(long a, long b) {
    return Longs.compare(flip(a), flip(b));
  }

  /**
   * Returns the least value present in {@code array}, treating values as unsigned.
   *

   * @param b the second {@code boolean} to compare
   * @return a positive number if only {@code a} is {@code true}, a negative number if only {@code
   *     b} is true, or zero if {@code a == b}
   */
  @InlineMe(replacement = "Boolean.compare(a, b)")
  public static int compare(boolean a, boolean b) {
    return Boolean.compare(a, b);
  }

  /**

     *   <li>Ensures no null repository entries exist in the list</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * <p>Duplicate detection is based on the {@code RemoteRepository#equals(Object)}
     * method, which typically compares repository IDs and URLs.
     *
     * @param repositories the list of repositories to validate, may be {@code null}
     * @return the same list if validation passes, or {@code null} if input was {@code null}