* return to a caller, the code needs to a way to return {@code null} from a method that returns
   * "plain {@code T}." This API provides that.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings({"nullness", "TypeParameterUnusedInFormals", "ReturnMissingNullable"})
  // The warnings are legitimate. Each time we use this method, we document why.
  @ParametricNullness
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> T uncheckedNull() {
    return null;
  }

    return t;
  }

  /** Returns {@code null} as any type, even one that does not include {@code null}. */
  @SuppressWarnings({"nullness", "TypeParameterUnusedInFormals", "ReturnMissingNullable"})
  // The warnings are legitimate. Each time we use this method, we document why.
  @ParametricNullness
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> T unsafeNull() {
    return null;
  }

    return t;
  }

  /** Returns {@code null} as any type, even one that does not include {@code null}. */
  @SuppressWarnings({"nullness", "TypeParameterUnusedInFormals", "ReturnMissingNullable"})
  // The warnings are legitimate. Each time we use this method, we document why.
  @ParametricNullness
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> T unsafeNull() {
    return null;
  }

    }
    return getDoneValue(localValue);
  }

  /** Unboxes {@code obj}. Assumes that obj is not {@code null} or a {@link DelegatingToFuture}. */
  @ParametricNullness
  @SuppressWarnings("TypeParameterUnusedInFormals") // sorry not sorry
  static <V extends @Nullable Object> V getDoneValue(Object obj) throws ExecutionException {
    // While this seems like it might be too branch-y, simple benchmarking proves it to be