* inputs' {@link Comparable#compareTo compareTo} and {@link Comparator#compare compare} methods as
 * soon as one of them returns a nonzero result. This optimization is typically important only in
 * the presence of expensive {@code compareTo} and {@code compare} implementations.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=

    @RetainedLocalRef ListenableFuture<? extends V> delegate = delegateRef;
    maybePropagateCancellationTo(delegate);

    @RetainedLocalRef Future<?> localTimer = timer;
    // Try to cancel the timer as an optimization.
    // timer may be null if this call to run was by the timer task since there is no happens-before
    // edge between the assignment to timer and an execution of the timer task.
    if (localTimer != null) {

  }

  @Override
  public Set<E> edgesConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    NetworkConnections<N, E> connectionsU = checkedConnections(nodeU);
    if (!allowsSelfLoops && nodeU == nodeV) { // just an optimization, only check reference equality
      return ImmutableSet.of();
    }
    checkArgument(containsNode(nodeV), NODE_NOT_IN_GRAPH, nodeV);
    return nodePairInvalidatableSet(connectionsU.edgesConnecting(nodeV), nodeU, nodeV);

  }

  @Override
  public Set<E> edgesConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    NetworkConnections<N, E> connectionsU = checkedConnections(nodeU);
    if (!allowsSelfLoops && nodeU == nodeV) { // just an optimization, only check reference equality
      return ImmutableSet.of();
    }
    checkArgument(containsNode(nodeV), NODE_NOT_IN_GRAPH, nodeV);
    return nodePairInvalidatableSet(connectionsU.edgesConnecting(nodeV), nodeU, nodeV);

  }

  /**
   * Tests that nHMWES makes hash maps large enough that adding the expected number of elements
   * won't cause a rehash.
   *
   * <p>As of jdk7u40, HashMap has an empty-map optimization. The argument to new HashMap(int) is
   * noted, but the initial table is a zero-length array.
   *
   * <p>This test may fail miserably on non-OpenJDK environments...
   */
  @J2ktIncompatible

     */
    @Override
    public synchronized void close() {
        final SmbTreeHandleImpl th = this.treeHandle;
        if (th != null) {
            this.treeHandle = null;

            // Optimization: For non-strict lifecycle, delay tree handle closure
            // to allow connection reuse for subsequent operations
            if (this.transportContext.getConfig().isStrictResourceLifecycle()) {

 * may cause corruption or runtime errors if not. It may however be shared amongst multiple OkHttpClient
 * instances.
 *
 * ## Cache Optimization
 *
 * To measure cache effectiveness, this class tracks three statistics:
 *
 *  * **[Request Count:][requestCount]** the number of HTTP requests issued since this cache was
 *    created.

     *            the char array
     * @return a new String, or null if the input is null
     * @deprecated This method originally used internal JDK APIs (sun.misc.SharedSecrets) for
     *             performance optimization, but those APIs have been removed for safety and
     *             compatibility with modern Java versions. This method now simply calls
     *             {@code new String(chars)}, providing no additional value.

    }
    Iterator<E> iterator = iterable.iterator();
    if (!iterator.hasNext()) {
      return Optional.absent();
    }

    /*
     * TODO(kevinb): consider whether this "optimization" is worthwhile. Users with SortedSets tend
     * to know they are SortedSets and probably would not call this method.
     */
    if (iterable instanceof SortedSet) {

        
        // Restore normal operation parameters
        // Verify all registrations are still valid
    }
}
```

## 9. Performance and Optimization

### 9.1 Witness Event Batching
```java
public class WitnessEventBatcher {
    private final Queue<WitnessNotification> pendingNotifications;
    private final ScheduledExecutorService scheduler;