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## Useful tips

   *
   * @throws IllegalStateException if the instance is absent ({@link #isPresent} returns {@code
   *     false}); depending on this <i>specific</i> exception type (over the more general {@link
   *     RuntimeException}) is discouraged
   */
  public abstract T get();

  /**
   * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code defaultValue} otherwise. If no default

 *       recommend using our {@link VerifyException} exception type. Throwing a plain {@link
 *       RuntimeException} is frowned upon.
 *   <li>Use of {@link java.util.Objects#requireNonNull(Object)} is generally discouraged, since
 *       {@link #verifyNotNull(Object)} and {@link Preconditions#checkNotNull(Object)} perform the
 *       same function with more clarity.
 * </ul>
 *
 * <h3>Warning about performance</h3>
 *

 *       recommend using our {@link VerifyException} exception type. Throwing a plain {@link
 *       RuntimeException} is frowned upon.
 *   <li>Use of {@link java.util.Objects#requireNonNull(Object)} is generally discouraged, since
 *       {@link #verifyNotNull(Object)} and {@link Preconditions#checkNotNull(Object)} perform the
 *       same function with more clarity.
 * </ul>
 *
 * <h3>Warning about performance</h3>
 *

    }
  }

  /**
   * Propagates {@code throwable} exactly as-is, if and only if it is an instance of {@link
   * RuntimeException}, {@link Error}, or {@code declaredType}.
   *
   * <p><b>Discouraged</b> in favor of calling {@link #throwIfInstanceOf} and {@link
   * #throwIfUnchecked}.
   *
   * @param throwable the Throwable to possibly propagate

If a PR doesn't explain what it does or why, ask for more information.

A PR should have a specific use case that it is solving.

* If the PR is for a feature, it should have docs.
    * Unless it's a feature we want to discourage, like support for a corner case that we don't want users to use.
* The docs should include a source example file, not write Python directly in Markdown.

    airtime before a decision is made regarding whether they are to be migrated
    to the core.
*   As every PR requires several CPU/GPU hours of CI testing, we discourage
    submitting PRs to fix one typo, one warning,etc. We recommend fixing the
    same issue at the file level at least (e.g.: fix all typos in a file, fix
    all compiler warnings in a file, etc.)