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=== LeakyOrder: a record field that LOOKS immutable but isn't ===
leaky.items() right after construction = [widget, gadget]
caller mutates their OWN list reference afterwards: callerList.add(...)
leaky.items() now = [widget, gadget, SNEAKY EXTRA ITEM] <- the record's field changed too, because it's the SAME list object
=== LeakyOrder.items() also returns the live mutable reference - callers can mutate it directly ===
leaky.items() after leaky.items().add(...) = [widget, gadget, SNEAKY EXTRA ITEM, MUTATED THROUGH THE ACCESSOR]
=== SafeOrder: List.copyOf(...) in a compact constructor closes both holes ===
safe.items() right after construction = [widget, gadget]
caller mutates their OWN list reference afterwards: callerList2.add(...)
safe.items() now = [widget, gadget] <- unchanged, it's an independent copy
=== And the accessor's result rejects mutation too, since List.copyOf returns an immutable list ===
safe.items().add(...) threw UnsupportedOperationException
=== The constructor itself still rejects null elements, same as List.of ===
new SafeOrder(..., listContainingNull) threw NullPointerException from inside List.copyOf(...)