assertTrue(Range.closed(3, 5).isConnected(Range.open(5, 6)));
    assertTrue(Range.closed(3, 5).isConnected(Range.closed(5, 6)));
    assertTrue(Range.closed(5, 6).isConnected(Range.closed(3, 5)));
    assertTrue(Range.closed(3, 5).isConnected(Range.openClosed(5, 5)));
    assertTrue(Range.open(3, 5).isConnected(Range.closed(5, 6)));
    assertTrue(Range.closed(3, 7).isConnected(Range.open(6, 8)));

import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;

/**
 * A set comprising zero or more {@linkplain Range#isEmpty nonempty}, {@linkplain
 * Range#isConnected(Range) disconnected} ranges of type {@code C}.
 *
 * <p>Implementations that choose to support the {@link #add(Range)} operation are required to
 * ignore empty ranges and coalesce connected ranges. For example:
 *

    /**
     * @return whether we have a valid tree connection
     */
    @SuppressWarnings ( "resource" )
    public synchronized boolean isConnected () {
        SmbTreeImpl t = getTreeInternal();
        return t != null && t.isConnected();
    }


    /**
     * 
     * @param loc
     * @param host
     * @return tree handle
     * @throws IOException
     */

    }

    @Override
    public void remove(Range<K> range) {
      if (range.isConnected(subRange)) {
        TreeRangeMap.this.remove(range.intersection(subRange));
      }
    }

    @Override
    public RangeMap<K, V> subRangeMap(Range<K> range) {
      if (!range.isConnected(subRange)) {
        return emptySubRangeMap();
      } else {

            NEXT_HIGHER);
    if (ceilingIndex < ranges.size()
        && ranges.get(ceilingIndex).isConnected(otherRange)
        && !ranges.get(ceilingIndex).intersection(otherRange).isEmpty()) {
      return true;
    }
    return ceilingIndex > 0
        && ranges.get(ceilingIndex - 1).isConnected(otherRange)
        && !ranges.get(ceilingIndex - 1).intersection(otherRange).isEmpty();
  }

  @Override

   *
   * <p>The intersection exists if and only if the two ranges are {@linkplain #isConnected
   * connected}.
   *
   * <p>The intersection operation is commutative, associative and idempotent, and its identity
   * element is {@link Range#all}).
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code isConnected(connectedRange)} is {@code false}
   */
  public Range<C> intersection(Range<C> connectedRange) {

    protected void finalize () throws Throwable {
        if ( isConnected() && this.usageCount.get() != 0 ) {
            log.warn("Tree was not properly released");
        }
    }


    /**
     * 
     * @return whether the tree is connected
     */
    public boolean isConnected () {
        return this.tid != -1 && this.session.isConnected() && this.connectionState.get() == 2;
    }


    /**

      boolean anyOverlaps = false;
      for (Range<Integer> range : subset) {
        boolean overlaps = false;
        for (Range<Integer> other : mutable.asRanges()) {
          if (other.isConnected(range) && !other.intersection(range).isEmpty()) {
            overlaps = true;
            anyOverlaps = true;
            break;
          }
        }

        try {

  private static <K extends Comparable, V> Range<K> coalesce(
      Range<K> range, V value, @CheckForNull Entry<Cut<K>, RangeMapEntry<K, V>> entry) {
    if (entry != null
        && entry.getValue().getKey().isConnected(range)
        && entry.getValue().getValue().equals(value)) {
      return range.span(entry.getValue().getKey());
    }
    return range;
  }

  @Override

   *
   * <p>The intersection exists if and only if the two ranges are {@linkplain #isConnected
   * connected}.
   *
   * <p>The intersection operation is commutative, associative and idempotent, and its identity
   * element is {@link Range#all}).
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code isConnected(connectedRange)} is {@code false}
   */
  public Range<C> intersection(Range<C> connectedRange) {