things you should know about contributing:

1.  API changes require discussion, use cases, etc. Code comes later.
2.  Pull requests are great for small fixes for bugs, documentation, etc.
3.  Pull requests are not merged directly into the master branch.
4.  Code contributions require signing a Google CLA.

API changes
-----------

We make changes to Guava's public [APIs][], including adding new APIs, very

- [ ] Check ["Allow edit from maintainers" option](https://help.github.com/articles/allowing-changes-to-a-pull-request-branch-created-from-a-fork/) in pull request so that additional changes can be pushed by Gradle team.
- [ ] Provide integration tests (under `<subproject>/src/integTest`) to verify changes from a user perspective.
- [ ] Provide unit tests (under `<subproject>/src/test`) to verify logic.

  - [Changes since v1.2.3](#changes-since-v123)
    - [Other notable changes](#other-notable-changes-3)
- [v1.2.3](#v123)
  - [Downloads for v1.2.3](#downloads-for-v123)
  - [Changes since v1.2.2](#changes-since-v122)
    - [Action Required](#action-required)
    - [Other notable changes](#other-notable-changes-4)
- [v1.2.2](#v122)
  - [Downloads for v1.2.2](#downloads-for-v122)
  - [Changes since v1.2.1](#changes-since-v121)

API changes and other small changes to the standard library go here....

API changes and other small changes to the standard library go here....

  - [Metrics Changes](#metrics-changes)
    - [Added metrics](#added-metrics)
    - [Deprecated/changed metrics](#deprecatedchanged-metrics)
  - [Notable Features](#notable-features)
    - [Stable](#stable)
    - [Beta](#beta)
    - [CLI Improvements](#cli-improvements)
  - [API Changes](#api-changes)
  - [Other notable changes](#other-notable-changes-1)
    - [API Machinery](#api-machinery)

-   Ensure you have signed the
    [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](https://cla.developers.google.com/).
-   Check if your changes are consistent with the
    [guidelines](#general-guidelines-and-philosophy-for-contribution).
-   Changes are consistent with the [Coding Style](#c-coding-style).
-   Run the [unit tests](#running-unit-tests).

## How to become a contributor and submit your own code

name: Language Change Proposals
description: Changes to the language
labels: ["Proposal", "LanguageChange", "LanguageChangeReview"]
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       ## Our process for evaluating language changes can be found [here](https://go.googlesource.com/proposal/+/refs/heads/master#language-changes)

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Making and Submitting Changes
--------------

We accept Pull Requests via GitHub. The [developer mailing list][dev-ml-list] is the
main channel of communication for contributors.  
There are some guidelines which will make applying PRs easier for us:
+ Create a topic branch from where you want to base your work (this is usually the master branch).
  Push your changes to a topic branch in your fork of the repository.

            reload(updater);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Reloads the character mapping items from the dictionary file.
     *
     * @param updater the mapping updater to use for writing changes, or null for read-only reload
     */
    protected void reload(final MappingUpdater updater) {
        try (CurlResponse curlResponse = dictionaryManager.getContentResponse(this)) {