* to {@link LoadingCache#get} if this method is not overridden.
   *
   * @param keys the unique, non-null keys whose values should be loaded
   * @return a map from each key in {@code keys} to the value associated with that key; <b>may not
   *     contain null values</b>
   * @throws Exception if unable to load the result

 * @author Dimitris Andreou
 */
@Immutable
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
final class MessageDigestHashFunction extends AbstractHashFunction implements Serializable {

  @SuppressWarnings("Immutable") // cloned before each use
  private final MessageDigest prototype;

  private final int bytes;
  private final boolean supportsClone;
  private final String toString;

  MessageDigestHashFunction(String algorithmName, String toString) {

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/** Aggregate future that collects (stores) results of each future. */
@GwtCompatible(emulated = true)
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
abstract class CollectionFuture<V extends @Nullable Object, C extends @Nullable Object>
    extends AggregateFuture<V, C> {
  /*

   * by delaying the per-stack-frame work until each element is accessed. Roughly speaking:
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>{@code getStackTrace} takes {@code stackSize} time to return but then negligible time to
   *       retrieve each element of the returned list.
   *   <li>{@code lazyStackTrace} takes negligible time to return but then {@code 1/stackSize} time

   * by delaying the per-stack-frame work until each element is accessed. Roughly speaking:
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>{@code getStackTrace} takes {@code stackSize} time to return but then negligible time to
   *       retrieve each element of the returned list.
   *   <li>{@code lazyStackTrace} takes negligible time to return but then {@code 1/stackSize} time

   * Creates an empty {@code HashBasedTable} with the specified map sizes.
   *
   * @param expectedRows the expected number of distinct row keys
   * @param expectedCellsPerRow the expected number of column key / value mappings in each row
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code expectedRows} or {@code expectedCellsPerRow} is
   *     negative
   */
  public static <R, C, V> HashBasedTable<R, C, V> create(

   * "plain {@code T}." This API provides that.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings({"nullness", "TypeParameterUnusedInFormals", "ReturnMissingNullable"})
  // The warnings are legitimate. Each time we use this method, we document why.
  @ParametricNullness
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> T uncheckedNull() {
    return null;
  }

  private NullnessCasts() {}

 * should override {@code equals} as well, either providing your own implementation, or delegating
 * to the provided {@code standardEquals} method.
 *
 * <p>Each of the {@code standard} methods, where appropriate, use {@link Objects#equal} to test
 * equality for both keys and values. This may not be the desired behavior for map implementations

      int n, @Nullable Entry<K, V>[] entryArray, boolean throwIfDuplicateKeys) {
    Map<K, V> delegateMap = Maps.newHashMapWithExpectedSize(n);
    // If duplicates are allowed, this map will track the last value for each duplicated key.
    // A second pass will retain only the first entry for that key, but with this last value. The
    // value will then be replaced by null, signaling that later entries with the same key should
    // be deleted.

 * especially useful for command-line configuration of a {@code CacheBuilder}.
 *
 * <p>The string syntax is a series of comma-separated keys or key-value pairs, each corresponding
 * to a {@code CacheBuilder} method.
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@code concurrencyLevel=[integer]}: sets {@link CacheBuilder#concurrencyLevel}.