static String format(String template, Object... args) {
    // start substituting the arguments into the '%s' placeholders
    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(template.length() + 16 * args.length);
    int templateStart = 0;
    int i = 0;
    while (i < args.length) {
      int placeholderStart = template.indexOf("%s", templateStart);
      if (placeholderStart == -1) {
        break;

  static void checkCast(Class<?> clazz, Object obj) {
    Object unused = clazz.cast(obj);
  }

  static String format(String template, Object... args) {
    return String.format(Locale.ROOT, template, args);
  }

  private Platform() {}

  static void checkCast(Class<?> clazz, Object obj) {
    Object unused = clazz.cast(obj);
  }

  static String format(String template, Object... args) {
    return String.format(Locale.ROOT, template, args);
  }

  private Platform() {}