return false;
    }

    public int getNature() {
        if (artifact.getVersion() != null) {
            return artifact.isSnapshot() ? SNAPSHOT : RELEASE;
        }

        VersionRange range = artifact.getVersionRange();
        if (range != null) {
            for (Restriction restriction : range.getRestrictions()) {

     *
     * @return The identifiers of those profiles to activate, never {@code null}.
     */
    List<String> getActiveProfileIds();

    /**
     * Gets the identifiers of those profiles that should be deactivated by explicit demand.
     *
     * @return The identifiers of those profiles to deactivate, never {@code null}.
     */
    List<String> getInactiveProfileIds();

    /**

     * Creates artifact coordinates.
     *
     * @param request the request holding coordinates creation parameters
     * @return an {@code ArtifactCoordinates}, never {@code null}
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code request} is null or {@code request.session} is null or invalid
     */
    @Nonnull
    ArtifactCoordinates create(@Nonnull ArtifactCoordinatesFactoryRequest request);

    /**

    @Override
    public Properties getSystemProperties() {
        if (systemProperties == null) {
            systemProperties = new Properties();
        }

        return systemProperties;
    }

    @Override
    public DefaultSettingsBuildingRequest setSystemProperties(Properties systemProperties) {
        if (systemProperties != null) {
            this.systemProperties = new Properties();

    fakeTicker.advance(2, MILLISECONDS);
    assertEquals(null, cache.getIfPresent(10));
    assertEquals(null, cache.getIfPresent(20));
    assertEquals(null, cache.getIfPresent(4));

    cache.put(10, 20);
    assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(20), cache.getIfPresent(10));

    fakeTicker.advance(1000, MILLISECONDS);
    assertEquals(null, cache.getIfPresent(10));
  }

        for (int i = 0; i < l; ++i) {
            Object arg = args[i];
            // if we are careful down below, a null argument goes in there
            // so we can know that the null was passed to the method
            classes[i] = arg == null ? null : arg.getClass();
        }

        return getMostSpecific(methodList, classes);
    }

    /**

  }

  public void testNull() {
    assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> map.put(null, new Integer(1)));
    map.putInstance(Integer.class, null);
    assertNull(map.get(Integer.class));
    assertNull(map.getInstance(Integer.class));

    map.put(Long.class, null);
    assertNull(map.get(Long.class));
    assertNull(map.getInstance(Long.class));
  }

        }
        return rule;
    }

    public static UserDictionary getUserDictionary(Environment env, Settings settings) {
        if (settings.get(USER_DICT_PATH_OPTION) != null && settings.get(USER_DICT_RULES_OPTION) != null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "It is not allowed to use [" + USER_DICT_PATH_OPTION + "] in conjunction" + " with [" + USER_DICT_RULES_OPTION + "]");
        }

    }


    @Test
    public void testKRB () throws Exception {
        Assume.assumeTrue(getContext().getConfig().getResolveOrder().contains(ResolverType.RESOLVER_DNS));
        Subject s = getInitiatorSubject(getTestUser(), getTestUserPassword(), getTestUserDomainRequired(), null);

   * control this will return null. If there is more than a single task ready to execute immediately
   * this will start another thread to handle that work.
   */
  fun awaitTaskToRun(): Task? {
    lock.assertHeld()

    while (true) {
      if (readyQueues.isEmpty()) {
        return null // Nothing to do.
      }

      val now = backend.nanoTime()