// extend the command line to accept its own configuration parameters.
        //
        if (context.options().threads().isPresent()) {
            int degreeOfConcurrency =
                    calculateDegreeOfConcurrency(context.options().threads().get());
            if (degreeOfConcurrency > 1) {
                request.setBuilderId("multithreaded");
                request.setDegreeOfConcurrency(degreeOfConcurrency);

        //
        final String threadConfiguration = commandLine.getOptionValue(CLIManager.THREADS);

        if (threadConfiguration != null) {
            int degreeOfConcurrency = calculateDegreeOfConcurrency(threadConfiguration);
            if (degreeOfConcurrency > 1) {
                request.setBuilderId("multithreaded");
                request.setDegreeOfConcurrency(degreeOfConcurrency);
            }

                        return null;
                    }
                })
                .filter(Objects::nonNull)
                .toList());
    }

    protected int calculateDegreeOfConcurrency(String threadConfiguration) {
        try {
            if (threadConfiguration.endsWith("C")) {
                String str = threadConfiguration.substring(0, threadConfiguration.length() - 1);