/**
 * A mapping from disjoint nonempty ranges to non-null values. Queries look up the value associated
 * with the range (if any) that contains a specified key.
 *
 * <p>In contrast to {@link RangeSet}, no "coalescing" is done of {@linkplain
 * Range#isConnected(Range) connected} ranges, even if they are mapped to the same value.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 * @since 14.0
 */

      this.counts = new int[ImmutableCollection.Builder.DEFAULT_INITIAL_CAPACITY];
    }

    /** Check if we need to do deduplication and coalescing, and if so, do it. */
    private void maintenance() {
      if (length == elements.length) {
        dedupAndCoalesce(true);
      } else if (forceCopyElements) {