checkNotNull(key);
    Timestamped<V> value = cachingHashMap.get(key);

    if (value == null) {
      statsCounter.recordMisses(1);
      return null;
    } else if (!isExpired(value)) {
      statsCounter.recordHits(1);
      value.updateTimestamp();
      return value.getValue();
    } else {
      statsCounter.recordEviction();
      statsCounter.recordMisses(1);
      // `key` was in the cache, so it's a K.

          if (e != null) {
            long now = map.ticker.read();
            V value = getLiveValue(e, now);
            if (value != null) {
              recordRead(e, now);
              statsCounter.recordHits(1);
              return scheduleRefresh(e, key, hash, value, now, loader);
            }
            ValueReference<K, V> valueReference = e.getValueReference();
            if (valueReference.isLoading()) {

  static final Supplier<? extends StatsCounter> NULL_STATS_COUNTER =
      Suppliers.ofInstance(
          new StatsCounter() {
            @Override
            public void recordHits(int count) {}

            @Override
            public void recordMisses(int count) {}

            @SuppressWarnings("GoodTime") // b/122668874
            @Override

  static final Supplier<? extends StatsCounter> NULL_STATS_COUNTER =
      Suppliers.ofInstance(
          new StatsCounter() {
            @Override
            public void recordHits(int count) {}

            @Override
            public void recordMisses(int count) {}

            @SuppressWarnings("GoodTime") // b/122668874
            @Override