*/
  private void removeNode(Node<K, V> node) {
    if (node.previous != null) {
      node.previous.next = node.next;
    } else { // node was head
      head = node.next;
    }
    if (node.next != null) {
      node.next.previous = node.previous;
    } else { // node was tail
      tail = node.previous;
    }
    if (node.previousSibling == null && node.nextSibling == null) {
      /*

        case OPEN:
          C previous = domain.previous(endpoint);
          return (previous == null) ? Cut.belowAll() : new AboveValue<>(previous);
      }
      throw new AssertionError();
    }

    @Override
    Cut<C> withUpperBoundType(BoundType boundType, DiscreteDomain<C> domain) {
      switch (boundType) {
        case CLOSED:
          C previous = domain.previous(endpoint);

    rateLimiter.acquire(1); // R1.00, to repay previous

    rateLimiter.setRate(2.0); // update the rate!

    rateLimiter.acquire(1); // R1.00, to repay previous (the previous was under the old rate!)
    rateLimiter.acquire(2); // R0.50, to repay previous (now the rate takes effect)
    rateLimiter.acquire(4); // R1.00, to repay previous
    rateLimiter.acquire(1); // R2.00, to repay previous

    rateLimiter.acquire(1); // R1.00, to repay previous

    rateLimiter.setRate(2.0); // update the rate!

    rateLimiter.acquire(1); // R1.00, to repay previous (the previous was under the old rate!)
    rateLimiter.acquire(2); // R0.50, to repay previous (now the rate takes effect)
    rateLimiter.acquire(4); // R1.00, to repay previous
    rateLimiter.acquire(1); // R2.00, to repay previous

/**
 * Serializes execution of tasks, somewhat like an "asynchronous {@code synchronized} block." Each
 * {@linkplain #submit enqueued} callable will not be submitted to its associated executor until the
 * previous callable has returned -- and, if the previous callable was an {@link AsyncCallable}, not
 * until the {@code Future} it returned is {@linkplain Future#isDone done} (successful, failed, or
 * cancelled).
 *

</blockquote>

## Investigation { #investigation }

        case OPEN:
          C previous = domain.previous(endpoint);
          return (previous == null) ? Cut.belowAll() : new AboveValue<>(previous);
      }
      throw new AssertionError();
    }

    @Override
    Cut<C> withUpperBoundType(BoundType boundType, DiscreteDomain<C> domain) {
      switch (boundType) {
        case CLOSED:
          C previous = domain.previous(endpoint);

      final C first = first();

      @Override
      protected @Nullable C computeNext(C previous) {
        return equalsOrThrow(previous, first) ? null : domain.previous(previous);
      }
    };
  }

  private static boolean equalsOrThrow(Comparable<?> left, @Nullable Comparable<?> right) {
    return right != null && Range.compareOrThrow(left, right) == 0;
  }

  @Override
  boolean isPartialView() {

# Classes as Dependencies { #classes-as-dependencies }

Before diving deeper into the **Dependency Injection** system, let's upgrade the previous example.

## A `dict` from the previous example { #a-dict-from-the-previous-example }

In the previous example, we were returning a `dict` from our dependency ("dependable"):

{* ../../docs_src/dependencies/tutorial001_an_py310.py hl[9] *}

/// tip

Also, keep in mind that depending on your setup, in some cases you **might not even need any previous steps** before starting your application.

In that case, you wouldn't have to worry about any of this. 🤷

///

### Examples of Previous Steps Strategies { #examples-of-previous-steps-strategies }