* equivalent (except in the case of overflow) to the call {@code
   * addAll(Collections.nCopies(element, occurrences))}, which would presumably perform much more
   * poorly.
   *
   * @param element the element to add occurrences of; may be null only if explicitly allowed by the
   *     implementation

    assertThat((long) arraysDim1 * arraysDim2).isNotEqualTo((long) (arraysDim1 * arraysDim2));

    char[][] arrays = new char[arraysDim1][];
    // it's shared to avoid using too much memory in tests
    char[] sharedArray = new char[arraysDim2];
    Arrays.fill(arrays, sharedArray);

    try {
      Chars.concat(arrays);
      fail();
    } catch (IllegalArgumentException expected) {

    return -1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the start position of the first occurrence of the specified {@code target} within
   * {@code array}, or {@code -1} if there is no such occurrence.
   *
   * <p>More formally, returns the lowest index {@code i} such that {@code Arrays.copyOfRange(array,
   * i, i + target.length)} contains exactly the same elements as {@code target}.
   *

    return -1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the start position of the first occurrence of the specified {@code target} within
   * {@code array}, or {@code -1} if there is no such occurrence.
   *
   * <p>More formally, returns the lowest index {@code i} such that {@code Arrays.copyOfRange(array,
   * i, i + target.length)} contains exactly the same elements as {@code target}.
   *

    return -1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the start position of the first occurrence of the specified {@code target} within
   * {@code array}, or {@code -1} if there is no such occurrence.
   *
   * <p>More formally, returns the lowest index {@code i} such that {@code Arrays.copyOfRange(array,
   * i, i + target.length)} contains exactly the same elements as {@code target}.
   *

   * equivalent (except in the case of overflow) to the call {@code
   * addAll(Collections.nCopies(element, occurrences))}, which would presumably perform much more
   * poorly.
   *
   * @param element the element to add occurrences of; may be null only if explicitly allowed by the
   *     implementation

    assertThat((long) arraysDim1 * arraysDim2).isNotEqualTo((long) (arraysDim1 * arraysDim2));

    double[][] arrays = new double[arraysDim1][];
    // it's shared to avoid using too much memory in tests
    double[] sharedArray = new double[arraysDim2];
    Arrays.fill(arrays, sharedArray);

    try {
      Doubles.concat(arrays);
      fail();
    } catch (IllegalArgumentException expected) {

    long start1 = System.currentTimeMillis();
    SmbFile[] files1 = dir.listFiles();
    long time1 = System.currentTimeMillis() - start1;
    
    // Second listing should use cache (much faster)
    long start2 = System.currentTimeMillis();
    SmbFile[] files2 = dir.listFiles();
    long time2 = System.currentTimeMillis() - start2;
    
    assertEquals(files1.length, files2.length);

And we can add a list of `dependencies` that will be added to all the *path operations* in the router and will be executed/solved for each request made to them.

/// tip

Note that, much like [dependencies in *path operation decorators*](dependencies/dependencies-in-path-operation-decorators.md){.internal-link target=_blank}, no value will be passed to your *path operation function*.

///

    return -1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the start position of the first occurrence of the specified {@code target} within
   * {@code array}, or {@code -1} if there is no such occurrence.
   *
   * <p>More formally, returns the lowest index {@code i} such that {@code Arrays.copyOfRange(array,
   * i, i + target.length)} contains exactly the same elements as {@code target}.
   *