* observe the new rate; only subsequent requests will.
   *
   * <p>Note though that, since each request repays (by waiting, if necessary) the cost of the
   * <i>previous</i> request, this means that the very next request after an invocation to {@code
   * setRate} will not be affected by the new rate; it will pay the cost of the previous request,
   * which is in terms of the previous rate.
   *

    try {
      while (true) {
        Request request = requestQueue.take();
        Object result;
        try {
          result = invokeMethod(request.methodName, request.arguments);
        } catch (ThreadDeath death) {
          return;
        } catch (InvocationTargetException exception) {
          responseQueue.put(new Response(request.methodName, null, exception.getTargetException()));
          continue;

        "R0.00", "R0.00", // Now comes the free request.
        "R0.50", // Now it's 0.5 seconds per request.
        "R0.50");

    limiter.setRate(Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
    limiter.acquire();
    limiter.acquire();
    limiter.acquire();
    assertEvents("R0.50", "R0.00", "R0.00"); // we repay the last request (.5sec), then back to +oo
  }

  /**
   * The interval between two unit requests, at our stable rate. E.g., a stable rate of 5 permits
   * per second has a stable interval of 200ms.
   */
  double stableIntervalMicros;

  /**
   * The time when the next request (no matter its size) will be granted. After granting a request,
   * this is pushed further in the future. Large requests push this further than small requests.
   */

    try {
      while (true) {
        Request request = requestQueue.take();
        Object result;
        try {
          result = invokeMethod(request.methodName, request.arguments);
        } catch (ThreadDeath death) {
          return;
        } catch (InvocationTargetException exception) {
          responseQueue.put(new Response(request.methodName, null, exception.getTargetException()));
          continue;

        "R0.00", "R0.00", // Now comes the free request.
        "R0.50", // Now it's 0.5 seconds per request.
        "R0.50");

    limiter.setRate(Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
    limiter.acquire();
    limiter.acquire();
    limiter.acquire();
    assertEvents("R0.50", "R0.00", "R0.00"); // we repay the last request (.5sec), then back to +oo
  }

 * never be removed.
 *
 * <p>Durations are represented by an integer, followed by one of "d", "h", "m", or "s",
 * representing days, hours, minutes, or seconds respectively. (There is currently no syntax to
 * request expiration in milliseconds, microseconds, or nanoseconds.)
 *
 * <p>Whitespace before and after commas and equal signs is ignored. Keys may not be repeated; it is
 * also illegal to use the following pairs of keys in a single value:

   * @since 13.0
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public static int decode(String stringValue) {
    ParseRequest request = ParseRequest.fromString(stringValue);

    try {
      return parseUnsignedInt(request.rawValue, request.radix);
    } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
      NumberFormatException decodeException =
          new NumberFormatException("Error parsing value: " + stringValue);

   *
   * @since 8.0
   */
  public static final byte EOT = 4;

  /**
   * Enquiry: A communication control character used in data communication systems as a request for
   * a response from a remote station. It may be used as a "Who Are You" (WRU) to obtain
   * identification, or may be used to obtain station status, or both.
   *
   * @since 8.0
   */

/**
 * A builder of {@link ConcurrentMap} instances that can have keys or values automatically wrapped
 * in {@linkplain WeakReference weak} references.
 *
 * <p>Usage example:
 *
 * <pre>{@code
 * ConcurrentMap<Request, Stopwatch> timers = new MapMaker()
 *     .concurrencyLevel(4)
 *     .weakKeys()
 *     .makeMap();
 * }</pre>
 *
 * <p>These features are all optional; {@code new MapMaker().makeMap()} returns a valid concurrent