* use the {@code ArrayList} {@linkplain ArrayList#ArrayList() constructor} directly, taking
   * advantage of <a
   * href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/generics/genTypeInference.html#type-inference-instantiation">"diamond"
   * syntax</a>.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("NonApiType") // acts as a direct substitute for a constructor call
  public static <E extends @Nullable Object> ArrayList<E> newArrayList() {
    return new ArrayList<>();
  }

   * |      |
   * |      |
   * e ---- c ---- f
   * }
   */
  private static final SuccessorsFunction<Character> JAVADOC_GRAPH =
      createUndirectedGraph("ba", "ad", "be", "ac", "ec", "cf");

  /**
   * A diamond shaped directed graph (arrows going down):
   *
   * {@snippet :
   *   a
   *  / \
   * b   c
   *  \ /
   *   d
   * }
   */
  private static final SuccessorsFunction<Character> DIAMOND_GRAPH =

   * |      |
   * |      |
   * e ---- c ---- f
   * }
   */
  private static final SuccessorsFunction<Character> JAVADOC_GRAPH =
      createUndirectedGraph("ba", "ad", "be", "ac", "ec", "cf");

  /**
   * A diamond shaped directed graph (arrows going down):
   *
   * {@snippet :
   *   a
   *  / \
   * b   c
   *  \ /
   *   d
   * }
   */
  private static final SuccessorsFunction<Character> DIAMOND_GRAPH =

   *     forth. A {@code null} argument is converted to the four-character string {@code "null"};
   *     non-null values are converted to strings using {@link Object#toString()}.
   * @since 25.1
   */
  // TODO(diamondm) consider using Arrays.toString() for array parameters
  public static String lenientFormat(
      @Nullable String template, @Nullable Object @Nullable ... args) {
    template = String.valueOf(template); // null -> "null"

                <jdk>
                  <version>11</version>
                </jdk>
              </toolchains>
            </configuration>
          </plugin>
          <plugin>
            <groupId>com.diamondq.maven</groupId>
            <artifactId>javahome-resolver-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>1.0.2</version>
            <executions>
              <execution>
                <id>resolve-java-11</id>

                <jdk>
                  <version>11</version>
                </jdk>
              </toolchains>
            </configuration>
          </plugin>
          <plugin>
            <groupId>com.diamondq.maven</groupId>
            <artifactId>javahome-resolver-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>1.0.2</version>
            <executions>
              <execution>
                <id>resolve-java-11</id>