* @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.
   *

 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning;

/**
 * Describes an artifact version in terms of its components, converts it to/from a string and
 * compares two versions.
 *
 */
public interface ArtifactVersion extends Comparable<ArtifactVersion> {
    int getMajorVersion();

    int getMinorVersion();

    int getIncrementalVersion();

 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

  /** 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);

  /**

    void sign(byte[] data, int offset, int length, CommonServerMessageBlock request, CommonServerMessageBlock response);

    /**
     * Performs MAC signature verification. This calculates the signature
     * of the SMB and compares it to the signature field on the SMB itself.
     *
     * @param data
     *            The data.
     * @param offset
     *            The starting offset at which the SMB header begins.
     * @param length

  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code char} values. The sign of the value returned is the same as
   * that of {@code ((Character) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Character#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code char} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code char} to compare

  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code short} values. The sign of the value returned is the same as
   * that of {@code ((Short) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Short#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code short} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code short} to compare

  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code short} values. The sign of the value returned is the same as
   * that of {@code ((Short) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Short#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code short} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code short} to compare

  /**
   * Returns an unmodifiable map describing keys that appear in both maps, but with different
   * values.
   */
  Map<K, ValueDifference<V>> entriesDiffering();

  /**
   * Compares the specified object with this instance for equality. Returns {@code true} if the
   * given object is also a {@code MapDifference} and the values returned by the {@link

import org.jspecify.annotations.NullUnmarked;

/**
 * Benchmarks for {@link CharStreams#copy}.
 *
 * <p>{@link CharStreams#copy} has type specific optimizations for various common Appendable and
 * Reader implementations, this compares the performance of the different options.
 */
// These benchmarks allocate a lot of data so use a large heap
@VmOptions({"-Xms12g", "-Xmx12g", "-d64"})
@NullUnmarked
public class CharStreamsCopyBenchmark {