* equivalent {@link Short#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code short} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code short} to compare
   * @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
   */
  @InlineMe(replacement = "Short.compare(a, b)")
  public static int compare(short a, short b) {

   * equivalent {@link Short#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code short} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code short} to compare
   * @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
   */
  @InlineMe(replacement = "Short.compare(a, b)")
  public static int compare(short a, short b) {

  final Comparator<T> comparator;

  ComparatorOrdering(Comparator<T> comparator) {
    this.comparator = checkNotNull(comparator);
  }

  @Override
  public int compare(@ParametricNullness T a, @ParametricNullness T b) {
    return comparator.compare(a, b);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean equals(@CheckForNull Object object) {
    if (object == this) {
      return true;
    }

    * If you are comparing Uvicorn, compare it against Daphne, Hypercorn, uWSGI, etc. Application servers.
* **Starlette**:

- github.com/opencontainers/runc: [v1.1.13 → v1.1.14](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/compare/v1.1.13...v1.1.14)
- github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec: [494a5a6 → v1.2.0](https://github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/compare/494a5a6...v1.2.0)
- github.com/pelletier/go-toml: [v1.2.0 → v1.9.5](https://github.com/pelletier/go-toml/compare/v1.2.0...v1.9.5)

    this.comparators =
        Iterables.toArray(comparators, (Comparator<? super T>[]) new Comparator<?>[0]);
  }

  @Override
  public int compare(@ParametricNullness T left, @ParametricNullness T right) {
    for (int i = 0; i < comparators.length; i++) {
      int result = comparators[i].compare(left, right);
      if (result != 0) {
        return result;
      }
    }
    return 0;
  }

  @Override

    this.comparators =
        Iterables.toArray(comparators, (Comparator<? super T>[]) new Comparator<?>[0]);
  }

  @Override
  public int compare(@ParametricNullness T left, @ParametricNullness T right) {
    for (int i = 0; i < comparators.length; i++) {
      int result = comparators[i].compare(left, right);
      if (result != 0) {
        return result;
      }
    }
    return 0;
  }

  @Override

  ReverseOrdering(Ordering<? super T> forwardOrder) {
    this.forwardOrder = checkNotNull(forwardOrder);
  }

  @Override
  public int compare(@ParametricNullness T a, @ParametricNullness T b) {
    return forwardOrder.compare(b, a);
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // how to explain?
  @Override
  public <S extends T> Ordering<S> reverse() {
    return (Ordering<S>) forwardOrder;
  }

    assertThat(Booleans.trueFirst().compare(true, true)).isEqualTo(0);
    assertThat(Booleans.trueFirst().compare(false, false)).isEqualTo(0);
    assertThat(Booleans.trueFirst().compare(true, false)).isLessThan(0);
    assertThat(Booleans.trueFirst().compare(false, true)).isGreaterThan(0);
  }

  public void testFalseFirst() {
    assertThat(Booleans.falseFirst().compare(true, true)).isEqualTo(0);

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- github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify: [v1.4.7 → v1.4.9](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/compare/v1.4.7...v1.4.9)
- github.com/go-kit/kit: [v0.8.0 → v0.9.0](https://github.com/go-kit/kit/compare/v0.8.0...v0.9.0)