}
    init(elementCount);
    for (int i = 0; i < elementCount; i++) {
      E element = (E) stream.readObject();
      add(element);
    }
  }

  /*
   * For discussion of the safety of the following methods, see the comments near the end of
   * CompactHashMap.
   */

  private Object requireTable() {
    return requireNonNull(table);
  }

 * <p>No cascading checks are performed against the return values of methods unless the method is a
 * static factory method. Neither are semantics of mutation methods such as {@code
 * someList.add(obj)} checked. For more detailed discussion of supported and unsupported cases, see
 * {@link #testEquals}, {@link #testNulls} and {@link #testSerializable}.
 *
 * <p>For testing against the returned instances from a static factory class, such as
 *
 * <pre>

  //    the initial write (just stronger guarantees if it does).
  //
  // See: http://cs.oswego.edu/pipermail/concurrency-interest/2015-January/013800.html
  // For a (long) discussion about this specific issue and the general futility of life.
  //
  // For the time being we are OK with the problem discussed above since it requires a caller to

   * logged.
   *
   * <p>When selecting an executor, note that {@code directExecutor} is dangerous in some cases. See
   * the discussion in the {@link ListenableFuture#addListener ListenableFuture.addListener}
   * documentation.
   *
   * @param listener the listener to run when the manager changes state

   * logged.
   *
   * <p>When selecting an executor, note that {@code directExecutor} is dangerous in some cases. See
   * the discussion in the {@link ListenableFuture#addListener ListenableFuture.addListener}
   * documentation.
   *
   * @param listener the listener to run when the manager changes state

      return this;
    }

    @CanIgnoreReturnValue
    Builder<E> combine(Builder<E> other) {
      requireNonNull(impl);
      requireNonNull(other.impl);
      /*
       * For discussion of requireNonNull, see the comment on the field.
       *
       * (And I don't believe there's any situation in which we call x.combine(y) when x is a plain

        this.value = value;
      }

      T get() {
        /*
         * requireNonNull is safe because we call get() only if we've previously called set().
         *
         * (For further discussion of nullness, see the comment above the method.)
         */
        return requireNonNull(value);
      }
    }
    OptionalState state = new OptionalState();

	// utilization to be optimal, instead of blindly throttling the way we are
	// doing below. However the changes that are needed here are a bit involved,
	// further discussion advised. Remove this comment and remove the worker model
	// for this function in future.
	maxWorkers := runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0) / 2
	ng := WithNPeersThrottled(len(sys.peerClients), maxWorkers)

        this.value = value;
      }

      T get() {
        /*
         * requireNonNull is safe because we call get() only if we've previously called set().
         *
         * (For further discussion of nullness, see the comment above the method.)
         */
        return requireNonNull(value);
      }
    }
    OptionalState state = new OptionalState();

   * usually be handled more naturally using {@code tryFind(iterator, predicate).or(defaultValue)}.
   *
   * @since 7.0
   */
  // For discussion of this signature, see the corresponding overload of *Iterables*.find.
  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> @Nullable T find(
      Iterator<? extends T> iterator, Predicate<? super T> predicate, @Nullable T defaultValue) {