* comparator utilities, see either {@code Comparator} itself (for Java 8+), or {@code
 * com.google.common.collect.Ordering} (otherwise).
 *
 * <h3>Relationship to {@code Ordering}</h3>
 *
 * <p>In light of the significant enhancements to {@code Comparator} in Java 8, the overwhelming
 * majority of usages of {@code Ordering} can be written using only built-in JDK APIs. This class is

    /**
     * <code>line.separator</code> system property. For example, on Mac OS X: <code>"\n"</code>
     */
    public static final String LINE_SEPARATOR = System.getProperty("line.separator");

    /**
     * <code>path.separator</code> system property. For example, on Mac OS X: <code>":"</code>
     */

     *
     * @param message The detail message, may be {@code null}.
     * @param groupId The group id of the unresolvable model, may be {@code null}.
     * @param artifactId The artifact id of the unresolvable model, may be {@code null}.
     * @param version The version of the unresolvable model, may be {@code null}.
     * @param cause The cause, may be {@code null}.
     */
    public UnresolvableModelException(

   * String.class}, then {@code new TypeResolver().where(formal, actual)} will {@linkplain
   * #resolveType resolve} {@code ParameterizedType List<T>} to {@code List<String>}, and resolve
   * {@code Map<T, Something>} to {@code Map<String, Something>} etc. Similarly, {@code formal} and
   * {@code actual} can be {@code Map<K, V>} and {@code Map<String, Integer>} respectively, or they

   *
   * <p>Note that if {@code s} is a {@code Multiset<String>}, then {@code
   * ImmutableSortedMultiset.copyOf(s)} returns an {@code ImmutableSortedMultiset<String>}
   * containing each of the strings in {@code s}, while {@code ImmutableSortedMultiset.of(s)}
   * returns an {@code ImmutableSortedMultiset<Multiset<String>>} containing one element (the given

   *     was indeed modified, unless {@code oldCount == newCount}.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code oldCount} or {@code newCount} is negative
   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code element} is null and the implementation does not permit
   *     null elements. Note that if {@code oldCount} and {@code newCount} are both zero, the
   *     implementor may optionally return {@code true} instead.
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue

   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>{@code true} if {@code a} and {@code b} are both null.
   *   <li>{@code true} if {@code a} and {@code b} are both non-null and they are equal according to
   *       {@link Object#equals(Object)}.
   *   <li>{@code false} in all other situations.
   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>This assumes that any non-null objects passed to this function conform to the {@code
   * equals()} contract.
   *

    }

    /**
     * Tests that <code>a:1.0</code> wins in the scenario:
     * <pre>
     * a:1.0
     * a:2.0
     * </pre>
     */
    @Test
    void testEqual() {
        ResolutionNode a1n = createResolutionNode(a1);
        ResolutionNode a2n = createResolutionNode(a2);

        assertResolveConflict(a1n, a1n, a2n);
    }

    /**
     * Tests that <code>a:2.0</code> wins in the scenario:
     * <pre>

    }

    /**
     * Tests that <code>a:1.0</code> wins in the scenario:
     * <pre>
     * a:1.0
     * a:2.0
     * </pre>
     */
    @Test
    void testEqual() {
        ResolutionNode a1n = createResolutionNode(a1);
        ResolutionNode a2n = createResolutionNode(a2);

        assertResolveConflict(a1n, a1n, a2n);
    }

    /**
     * Tests that <code>a:2.0</code> wins in the scenario:
     * <pre>

    }

    /**
     * Tests that <code>a:1.0</code> wins in the scenario:
     * <pre>
     * a:1.0
     * a:2.0
     * </pre>
     */
    @Test
    void testEqual() {
        ResolutionNode a1n = createResolutionNode(a1);
        ResolutionNode a2n = createResolutionNode(a2);

        assertResolveConflict(a1n, a1n, a2n);
    }

    /**
     * Tests that <code>a:1.0</code> wins in the scenario:
     * <pre>