public static int compareTimestamps(UUID uuid1,UUID uuid2){
  return Longs.compare(uuid1.timestamp(),uuid2.timestamp());
}

public static int compareTimestamps ( UUID uuid1 , UUID uuid2 ) { return Longs . compare ( uuid1 . timestamp ( ) , uuid2 . timestamp ( ) ) ; }
compare the embedded timestamps of the given uuids . this is used when it is ok to return an equality based on timestamps alone
