https://github.com/Terracotta-OSS/offheap-store/: A library that offers data structures allocated off the java heap. 
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package org.terracotta.offheapstore.util;


Author:Chris Dennis
/**
 *
 * @author Chris Dennis
 */
public final class Validation {
  
  private static final boolean VALIDATE_ALL;
  static {
    boolean validate;
    try {
      Class.forName("org.terracotta.offheapstore.util.ValidationTest");
      validate = true;
    } catch (Throwable t) {
      validate = false;
    }
    VALIDATE_ALL = validate;
  }
  
  public static boolean shouldValidate(Class<?> klazz) {
    return VALIDATE_ALL || Boolean.getBoolean(klazz.getName() + ".VALIDATE");
  }
  
  public static void validate(boolean assertion) {
    if (!assertion) {
      throw new AssertionError();
    }
  }
}