* so that we get partial compile-time checking.)
   *
   * <p>This workaround should be removed at a distant future time when we no longer support Java
   * versions earlier than 8.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("removal") // b/318391980
  private static final class TypeVariableInvocationHandler implements InvocationHandler {
    private static final ImmutableMap<String, Method> typeVariableMethods;

@GwtCompatible(emulated = true)
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public final class Lists {
  private Lists() {}

  // ArrayList

  /**
   * Creates a <i>mutable</i>, empty {@code ArrayList} instance (for Java 6 and earlier).
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> if mutability is not required, use {@link ImmutableList#of()} instead.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated. Instead,

   * request, and ensure that (1/QPS) seconds have elapsed since then. For example, for a rate of
   * QPS=5 (5 tokens per second), if we ensure that a request isn't granted earlier than 200ms after
   * the last one, then we achieve the intended rate. If a request comes and the last request was
   * granted only 100ms ago, then we wait for another 100ms. At this rate, serving 15 fresh permits

 *       is strongly recommended.
 *   <li>Streams are standard Java, not requiring a third-party dependency (but do render your code
 *       incompatible with Java 7 and earlier).
 * </ul>
 *
 * <h3>Example</h3>
 *
 * <p>Here is an example that accepts a list from a database call, filters it based on a predicate,

  }

  /**
   * Returns a stream of this fluent iterable's contents (similar to calling {@link
   * Collection#stream} on a collection).
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> the earlier in the chain you can switch to {@code Stream} usage (ideally not
   * going through {@code FluentIterable} at all), the more performant and idiomatic your code will

  //    (hypothetical) unsafe read by our caller. Note: adding 'volatile' does not fix this issue,
  //    it would just add an edge such that if done() observed non-null, then it would also
  //    definitely observe all earlier writes, but we still have no guarantee that done() would see
  //    the initial write (just stronger guarantees if it does).
  //
  // See: http://cs.oswego.edu/pipermail/concurrency-interest/2015-January/013800.html

   * IllegalArgumentException} if passed a {@code fromKey} less than an earlier {@code fromKey}.
   * However, this method doesn't throw an exception in that situation, but instead keeps the
   * original {@code fromKey}. Similarly, this method keeps the original {@code toKey}, instead of
   * throwing an exception, if passed a {@code toKey} greater than an earlier {@code toKey}.
   */
  @Override

    if (seenExceptionsLocal == null) {
      // TODO(cpovirk): Should we use a simpler (presumably cheaper) data structure?
      /*
       * Using weak references here could let us release exceptions earlier, but:
       *
       * 1. On Android, querying a WeakReference blocks if the GC is doing an otherwise-concurrent
       * pass.
       *

    }
    final CyclicBarrier barrier =
        new CyclicBarrier(
            6 // for the setter threads
                + 50 // for the listeners
                + 50 // for the blocking get threads,
                + 1); // for the main thread
    final ExecutorService executor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(barrier.getParties());

    if (!Collections.disjoint(newFeatures, earlierFeatures)) {
      throw new ConflictingRequirementsException(
          String.format(
              Locale.ROOT,
              "Annotation requires to be %s features that earlier "
                  + "annotations required to be %s.",
              newRequirement,
              earlierRequirement),
          intersection(newFeatures, earlierFeatures),
          source);
    }
  }