@Override
          public String call() throws Exception {
            return expected;
          }
        };

    AsyncCallable<String> asyncCallable =
        Callables.asAsyncCallable(callable, newDirectExecutorService());

    ListenableFuture<String> future = asyncCallable.call();
    assertSame(expected, future.get());
  }

  @J2ktIncompatible
  @GwtIncompatible

    WeakReference<Object> ref = new WeakReference<>(toBeGCed);
    SettableFuture<@Nullable Void> settableFuture = SettableFuture.create();
    ListenableFuture<?> ignored =
        serializer.submitAsync(
            new AsyncCallable<@Nullable Void>() {
              @Override
              public ListenableFuture<@Nullable Void> call() {
                return settableFuture;
              }
            },
            directExecutor());

   *
   * @throws RejectedExecutionException if the task cannot be scheduled for execution
   * @since 23.0
   */
  public static <O extends @Nullable Object> ListenableFuture<O> submitAsync(
      AsyncCallable<O> callable, Executor executor) {
    TrustedListenableFutureTask<O> task = TrustedListenableFutureTask.create(callable);
    executor.execute(task);
    return task;
  }

  /**