Description: Preserves the Ranges class removed in Guava 15.
Author: Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org>
Forwarded: not-needed
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 The Guava Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.google.common.collect;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
+
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+
+/**
+ * Static methods pertaining to {@link Range} instances.  Each of the
+ * {@link Range nine types of ranges} can be constructed with a corresponding
+ * factory method:
+ *
+ * <dl>
+ * <dt>{@code (a..b)}
+ * <dd>{@link #open}
+ * <dt>{@code [a..b]}
+ * <dd>{@link #closed}
+ * <dt>{@code [a..b)}
+ * <dd>{@link #closedOpen}
+ * <dt>{@code (a..b]}
+ * <dd>{@link #openClosed}
+ * <dt>{@code (a..+∞)}
+ * <dd>{@link #greaterThan}
+ * <dt>{@code [a..+∞)}
+ * <dd>{@link #atLeast}
+ * <dt>{@code (-∞..b)}
+ * <dd>{@link #lessThan}
+ * <dt>{@code (-∞..b]}
+ * <dd>{@link #atMost}
+ * <dt>{@code (-∞..+∞)}
+ * <dd>{@link #all}
+ * </dl>
+ *
+ * <p>Additionally, {@link Range} instances can be constructed by passing the
+ * {@link BoundType bound types} explicitly.
+ *
+ * <dl>
+ * <dt>Bounded on both ends
+ * <dd>{@link #range}
+ * <dt>Unbounded on top ({@code (a..+∞)} or {@code (a..+∞)})
+ * <dd>{@link #downTo}
+ * <dt>Unbounded on bottom ({@code (-∞..b)} or {@code (-∞..b]})
+ * <dd>{@link #upTo}
+ * </dl>
+ *
+ * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
+ * "http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/wiki/RangesExplained">
+ * {@code Range}</a>.
+ *
+ * @author Kevin Bourrillion
+ * @author Gregory Kick
+ * @since 10.0
+ * @deprecated Use the corresponding method in {@link Range}.
+ */
+@Deprecated
+@GwtCompatible
+@Beta
+public final class Ranges {
+  private Ranges() {}
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a range that contains all values strictly greater than {@code
+   * lower} and strictly less than {@code upper}.
+   *
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code lower} is greater than <i>or
+   *     equal to</i> {@code upper}
+   */
+  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> open(C lower, C upper) {
+    return Range.open(lower, upper);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a range that contains all values greater than or equal to
+   * {@code lower} and less than or equal to {@code upper}.
+   *
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code lower} is greater than {@code
+   *     upper}
+   */
+  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> closed(C lower, C upper) {
+    return Range.closed(lower, upper);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a range that contains all values greater than or equal to
+   * {@code lower} and strictly less than {@code upper}.
+   *
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code lower} is greater than {@code
+   *     upper}
+   */
+  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> closedOpen(
+      C lower, C upper) {
+    return Range.closedOpen(lower, upper);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a range that contains all values strictly greater than {@code
+   * lower} and less than or equal to {@code upper}.
+   *
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code lower} is greater than {@code
+   *     upper}
+   */
+  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> openClosed(
+      C lower, C upper) {
+    return Range.openClosed(lower, upper);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a range that contains any value from {@code lower} to {@code
+   * upper}, where each endpoint may be either inclusive (closed) or exclusive
+   * (open).
+   *
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code lower} is greater than {@code
+   *     upper}
+   */
+  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> range(
+      C lower, BoundType lowerType, C upper, BoundType upperType) {
+    return Range.range(lower, lowerType, upper, upperType);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a range that contains all values strictly less than {@code
+   * endpoint}.
+   */
+  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> lessThan(C endpoint) {
+    return Range.lessThan(endpoint);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a range that contains all values less than or equal to
+   * {@code endpoint}.
+   */
+  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> atMost(C endpoint) {
+    return Range.atMost(endpoint);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a range with no lower bound up to the given endpoint, which may be
+   * either inclusive (closed) or exclusive (open).
+   */
+  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> upTo(
+      C endpoint, BoundType boundType) {
+    return Range.upTo(endpoint, boundType);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a range that contains all values strictly greater than {@code
+   * endpoint}.
+   */
+  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> greaterThan(C endpoint) {
+    return Range.greaterThan(endpoint);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a range that contains all values greater than or equal to
+   * {@code endpoint}.
+   */
+  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> atLeast(C endpoint) {
+    return Range.atLeast(endpoint);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a range from the given endpoint, which may be either inclusive
+   * (closed) or exclusive (open), with no upper bound.
+   */
+  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> downTo(
+      C endpoint, BoundType boundType) {
+    return Range.downTo(endpoint, boundType);
+  }
+
+  /** Returns a range that contains every value of type {@code C}. */
+  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> all() {
+    return Range.all();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a range that {@linkplain Range#contains(Comparable) contains} only
+   * the given value. The returned range is {@linkplain BoundType#CLOSED closed}
+   * on both ends.
+   */
+  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> singleton(C value) {
+    return Range.singleton(value);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the minimal range that
+   * {@linkplain Range#contains(Comparable) contains} all of the given values.
+   * The returned range is {@linkplain BoundType#CLOSED closed} on both ends.
+   *
+   * @throws ClassCastException if the parameters are not <i>mutually
+   *     comparable</i>
+   * @throws NoSuchElementException if {@code values} is empty
+   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code values} is null
+   */
+  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> encloseAll(
+      Iterable<C> values) {
+    return Range.encloseAll(values);
+  }
+}
+