* <pre>
   * Iterables.filter(Throwables.getCausalChain(e), IOException.class));
   * </pre>
   *
   * @param throwable the non-null {@code Throwable} to extract causes from
   * @return an unmodifiable list containing the cause chain starting with {@code throwable}
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if there is a loop in the causal chain
   */
  public static List<Throwable> getCausalChain(Throwable throwable) {