protected ForwardingObject() {}

  /**
   * Returns the backing delegate instance that methods are forwarded to. Abstract subclasses
   * generally override this method with an abstract method that has a more specific return type,
   * such as {@link ForwardingSet#delegate}. Concrete subclasses override this method to supply the
   * instance being decorated.
   */
  protected abstract Object delegate();

        return properties.sort { it.name }
    }

    List<MethodDoc> getExtensionMethods() {
        List<MethodDoc> methods = []
        mixinClasses.each { mixin ->
            mixin.classMethods.each { method ->
                methods << method.forClass(targetClass)
            }
        }
        return methods.sort { it.metaData.overrideSignature }
    }

    List<BlockDoc> getExtensionBlocks() {

 * provided {@code standardOffer} method.
 *
 * <p><b>{@code default} method warning:</b> This class does <i>not</i> forward calls to {@code
 * default} methods. Instead, it inherits their default implementations. When those implementations
 * invoke methods, they invoke methods on the {@code ForwardingBlockingDeque}.
 *
 * <p>The {@code standard} methods are not guaranteed to be thread-safe, even when all of the

 * provided {@code standardAddAll} method.
 *
 * <p><b>{@code default} method warning:</b> This class does <i>not</i> forward calls to {@code
 * default} methods. Instead, it inherits their default implementations. When those implementations
 * invoke methods, they invoke methods on the {@code ForwardingList}.
 *
 * <p>The {@code standard} methods and any collection views they return are not guaranteed to be

    return getMethod(methodName, arguments).invoke(lockLikeObject, arguments);
  }

  private Method getMethod(String methodName, Object... arguments) throws Exception {
    METHODS:
    for (Method method : lockLikeObject.getClass().getMethods()) {
      Class<?>[] parameterTypes = method.getParameterTypes();
      if (method.getName().equals(methodName) && (parameterTypes.length == arguments.length)) {

/**
 * A map entry which forwards all its method calls to another map entry. Subclasses should override
 * one or more methods to modify the behavior of the backing map entry as desired per the <a
 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorator_pattern">decorator pattern</a>.
 *
 * <p><b>Warning:</b> The methods of {@code ForwardingMapEntry} forward <i>indiscriminately</i> to

 * provided {@code standardAddAll} method.
 *
 * <p><b>{@code default} method warning:</b> This class does <i>not</i> forward calls to {@code
 * default} methods. Instead, it inherits their default implementations. When those implementations
 * invoke methods, they invoke methods on the {@code ForwardingSortedSet}.
 *
 * <p>Each of the {@code standard} methods, where appropriate, uses the set's comparator (or the

    Set<MethodSignature> methods = newHashSet();
    for (Class<?> clazz : getClassesBetween(descendant, ancestor)) {
      methods.addAll(getPublicStaticMethods(clazz));
    }
    return methods;
  }

  private static Set<MethodSignature> getPublicStaticMethods(Class<?> clazz) {
    Set<MethodSignature> publicStaticMethods = newHashSet();

    for (Method method : clazz.getDeclaredMethods()) {

    Set<MethodSignature> methods = newHashSet();
    for (Class<?> clazz : getClassesBetween(descendant, ancestor)) {
      methods.addAll(getPublicStaticMethods(clazz));
    }
    return methods;
  }

  private static Set<MethodSignature> getPublicStaticMethods(Class<?> clazz) {
    Set<MethodSignature> publicStaticMethods = newHashSet();

    for (Method method : clazz.getDeclaredMethods()) {

/**
 * A list iterator which forwards all its method calls to another list iterator. Subclasses should
 * override one or more methods to modify the behavior of the backing iterator as desired per the <a
 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorator_pattern">decorator pattern</a>.
 *
 * <p><b>{@code default} method warning:</b> This class forwards calls to <i>only some</i> {@code