checkState(this.ticker == null);
    this.ticker = checkNotNull(ticker);
    return this;
  }

  Ticker getTicker(boolean recordsTime) {
    if (ticker != null) {
      return ticker;
    }
    return recordsTime ? Ticker.systemTicker() : NULL_TICKER;
  }

  /**
   * Specifies a listener instance that caches should notify each time an entry is removed for any

    checkState(this.ticker == null);
    this.ticker = checkNotNull(ticker);
    return this;
  }

  Ticker getTicker(boolean recordsTime) {
    if (ticker != null) {
      return ticker;
    }
    return recordsTime ? Ticker.systemTicker() : NULL_TICKER;
  }

  /**
   * Specifies a listener instance that caches should notify each time an entry is removed for any

    removalNotificationQueue =
        (removalListener == NullListener.INSTANCE)
            ? LocalCache.discardingQueue()
            : new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();

    ticker = builder.getTicker(recordsTime());
    entryFactory = EntryFactory.getFactory(keyStrength, usesAccessEntries(), usesWriteEntries());
    globalStatsCounter = builder.getStatsCounterSupplier().get();
    defaultLoader = loader;