issue if there is one) requesting the feature and describing specific use cases
for it.

If the feature has merit, it will go through a thorough process of API design
and review. Any code should come after this.

[APIs]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface
[issue]: https://github.com/google/guava/issues

Pull requests
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Unless the change is a trivial fix such as for a typo, it's generally best to

/**
 * A map entry which forwards all its method calls to another map entry. Subclasses should override
 * one or more methods to modify the behavior of the backing map entry as desired per the <a
 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorator_pattern">decorator pattern</a>.
 *
 * <p><b>Warning:</b> The methods of {@code ForwardingMapEntry} forward <i>indiscriminately</i> to

/**
 * A sorted multiset which forwards all its method calls to another sorted multiset. Subclasses
 * should override one or more methods to modify the behavior of the backing multiset as desired per
 * the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorator_pattern">decorator pattern</a>.
 *
 * <p><b>Warning:</b> The methods of {@code ForwardingSortedMultiset} forward
 * <b>indiscriminately</b> to the methods of the delegate. For example, overriding {@link

/**
 * A map entry which forwards all its method calls to another map entry. Subclasses should override
 * one or more methods to modify the behavior of the backing map entry as desired per the <a
 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorator_pattern">decorator pattern</a>.
 *
 * <p><b>Warning:</b> The methods of {@code ForwardingMapEntry} forward <i>indiscriminately</i> to