static String format(String template, Object... args) {
    // start substituting the arguments into the '%s' placeholders
    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(template.length() + 16 * args.length);
    int templateStart = 0;
    int i = 0;
    while (i < args.length) {
      int placeholderStart = template.indexOf("%s", templateStart);
      if (placeholderStart == -1) {
        break;
      }

  static String format(String template, Object... args) {
    // start substituting the arguments into the '%s' placeholders
    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(template.length() + 16 * args.length);
    int templateStart = 0;
    int i = 0;
    while (i < args.length) {
      int placeholderStart = template.indexOf("%s", templateStart);
      if (placeholderStart == -1) {
        break;
      }

    // CharMatcher.precomputed() produces CharMatchers that are maybe a little
    // faster (and that's debatable), but definitely more memory-hungry. We're
    // choosing to turn .precomputed() into a no-op in GWT, because it doesn't
    // seem to be a worthwhile tradeoff in a browser.
    return matcher;
  }

  static String formatCompact4Digits(double value) {

  }

  static <E extends Enum<E>> Class<E> getDeclaringClassOrObjectForJ2cl(E e) {
    return e.getDeclaringClass();
  }

  static int reduceIterationsIfGwt(int iterations) {
    return iterations;
  }

  static int reduceExponentIfGwt(int exponent) {
    return exponent;
  }

  private Platform() {}