* https://github.com/jspecify/checker-framework/issues/8.)
     */
    return removedValue == null ? null : (V) removedValue;
  }

  @Override
  public void addPredecessor(N node, V unused) {
    Object previousValue = adjacentNodeValues.put(node, PRED);
    boolean addedPredecessor;

    if (previousValue == null) {
      addedPredecessor = true;