* Inappropriate {@code directExecutor} usage can cause problems, and these problems can be
   * difficult to reproduce because they depend on timing. For example:
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>When a {@code ListenableFuture} listener is registered to run under {@code
   *       directExecutor}, the listener can execute in any of three possible threads:
   *       <ol>

   * ListenableFuture<Integer> faultTolerantFuture = Futures.catching(
   *     fetchCounterFuture, FetchException.class, x -> 0, directExecutor());
   * }</pre>
   *
   * <p>When selecting an executor, note that {@code directExecutor} is dangerous in some cases. See
   * the warnings the {@link MoreExecutors#directExecutor} documentation.
   *
   * @param input the primary input {@code Future}

 *             executor)
 *         .transformAsync((closer, transaction) -> transaction.queryClosingFuture("..."), executor)
 *         .transform((closer, result) -> result.get("userName"), directExecutor())
 *         .catching(DBException.class, e -> "no user", directExecutor())
 *         .finishToFuture();
 * }</pre>
 *
 * In this example, when the {@code userName} {@link Future} is done, the transaction and the query

 * <p>Exceptions thrown by a listener will be propagated up to the executor. Any exception thrown
 * during {@code Executor.execute} (e.g., a {@code RejectedExecutionException} or an exception
 * thrown by {@linkplain MoreExecutors#directExecutor direct execution}) will be caught and logged.
 *
 * @author Nishant Thakkar
 * @author Sven Mawson
 * @since 1.0
 */
@J2ktIncompatible
@GwtIncompatible
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault

      if (ATOMIC_HELPER.casValue(this, null, valueToSet)) {
        // the listener is responsible for calling completeWithFuture, directExecutor is appropriate
        // since all we are doing is unpacking a completed future which should be fast.
        try {
          future.addListener(valueToSet, DirectExecutor.INSTANCE);
        } catch (Throwable t) {
          // Any Exception is either a RuntimeException or sneaky checked exception.