* Creates a thread-safe set backed by a hash map. The set is backed by a {@link
   * ConcurrentHashMap} instance, and thus carries the same concurrency guarantees.
   *
   * <p>Unlike {@code HashSet}, this class does NOT allow {@code null} to be used as an element. The
   * set is serializable.
   *
   * @return a new, empty thread-safe {@code Set}
   * @since 15.0
   */
  public static <E> Set<E> newConcurrentHashSet() {

    private final List<Range<C>> ranges;

    public Builder() {
      this.ranges = Lists.newArrayList();
    }

    // TODO(lowasser): consider adding union, in addition to add, that does allow overlap

    /**
     * Add the specified range to this builder. Adjacent ranges are permitted and will be merged,
     * but overlapping ranges will cause an exception when {@link #build()} is called.
     *

   *
   * <p>The multimap is not threadsafe when any concurrent operations update the multimap, even if
   * {@code map} and the instances generated by {@code factory} are. Concurrent read operations will
   * work correctly. To allow concurrent update operations, wrap the multimap with a call to {@link
   * #synchronizedMultimap}.
   *
   * <p>Call this method only when the simpler methods {@link ArrayListMultimap#create()}, {@link