* accepted (in which case it returns {@code true}). If it returns {@code false}, the {@code
   * Future} may have previously been set asynchronously, in which case its result may not be known
   * yet. That result, though not yet known, cannot be overridden by a call to a {@code set*}
   * method, only by a call to {@link #cancel}.
   *
   * <p>Beware of completing a future while holding a lock. Its listeners may do slow work or

      } else {
        builder.append("PENDING");
      }
    }
    return builder.append("]").toString();
  }

  /**
   * Provide a human-readable explanation of why this future has not yet completed.
   *
   * @return null if an explanation cannot be provided because the future is done.
   */
  @Nullable
  String pendingToString() {
    if (state == State.DELEGATED) {