} catch (NumberFormatException expected) {
    }
  }

  public void testStringConverter_nullConversions() {
    assertThat(Shorts.stringConverter().convert(null)).isNull();
    assertThat(Shorts.stringConverter().reverse().convert(null)).isNull();
  }

  public void testStringConverter_reverse() {
    Converter<String, Short> converter = Shorts.stringConverter();

    ListenableFuture<?> statusFuture = closingFuture.statusFuture();
    waiter.awaitStarted();
    assertThat(statusFuture.isDone()).isFalse();
    waiter.awaitReturned();
    assertThat(getUninterruptibly(statusFuture)).isNull();
  }

  public void testStatusFuture_failure() throws Exception {
    ClosingFuture<String> closingFuture =
        ClosingFuture.submit(
            waiter.waitFor(