}

  /**
   * Compares this unsigned integer to another unsigned integer. Returns {@code 0} if they are
   * equal, a negative number if {@code this < other}, and a positive number if {@code this >
   * other}.
   */
  @Override
  public int compareTo(UnsignedInteger other) {
    checkNotNull(other);
    return compare(value, other.value);
  }

  @Override

    @Override
    public int compareTo(QualifiedVersion other) {
        return COMPARATOR.compare(this, other);
    }

    public boolean isBefore(QualifiedVersion other) {
        return this.compareTo(other) < 0;
    }

    private enum QualifierLevel {
        alpha,
        beta,
        rc,
        SNAPSHOT

        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());
    }

  }

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

   * 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;
  }

  /**

    // Pretend the comparator can compare anything. If it turns out it can't
    // compare a and b, we should get a CCE or NPE on the subsequent line. Only methods
    // that are spec'd to throw CCE and NPE should call this.
    @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "nullness"})
    Comparator<@Nullable Object> unsafeComparator = (Comparator<@Nullable Object>) comparator;
    return unsafeComparator.compare(a, b);
  }

## Benchmarks and speed { #benchmarks-and-speed }

When you check the benchmarks, it is common to see several tools of different types compared as equivalent.

Specifically, to see Uvicorn, Starlette and FastAPI compared together (among many other tools).

   * @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.
   *

   * 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;
  }

  /**

    assertThat(reverse).isNotNull();
  }

  public void testBuilderAsymptotics() {
    int[] compares = {0};
    Comparator<Integer> countingComparator =
        (i, j) -> {
          compares[0]++;
          return i.compareTo(j);
        };
    ImmutableSortedSet.Builder<Integer> builder =
        new ImmutableSortedSet.Builder<Integer>(countingComparator, 10);