chore: import upstream snapshot with attribution

utils/max.go

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+// Copyright 2024 Dolthub, Inc.
+//
+// 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 utils
+
+import (
+	"golang.org/x/exp/constraints"
+)
+
+// Max returns the largest value of the given parameters. If no parameters are given, then returns the default value for
+// the type.
+func Max[T constraints.Ordered](vals ...T) (maximum T) {
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return maximum
+	}
+	maximum = vals[0]
+	for i := 1; i < len(vals); i++ {
+		if vals[i] > maximum {
+			maximum = vals[i]
+		}
+	}
+	return maximum
+}