private ExecutionSequencer() {}

  /** Creates a new instance. */
  public static ExecutionSequencer create() {
    return new ExecutionSequencer();
  }

  /** This reference acts as a pointer tracking the head of a linked list of ListenableFutures. */
  private final AtomicReference<ListenableFuture<@Nullable Void>> ref =
      new AtomicReference<>(immediateVoidFuture());