Method lenientFormat

guava/src/com/google/common/base/Strings.java:266–301

(
      @Nullable String template, @Nullable Object @Nullable ... args)

   */
  // TODO(diamondm) consider using Arrays.toString() for array parameters
  public static String lenientFormat(
      @Nullable String template, @Nullable Object @Nullable ... args) {
    template = String.valueOf(template); // null -> "null"

    if (args == null) {
      args = new Object[] {"(Object[])null"};
    }

    // start substituting the arguments into the '%s' placeholders
    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(template.length() + 16 * args.length);
    int templateStart = 0;
    int i = 0;
    while (i < args.length) {
      int placeholderStart = template.indexOf("%s", templateStart);
      if (placeholderStart == -1) {
        break;
      }
      builder.append(template, templateStart, placeholderStart);
      builder.append(lenientToString(args[i++]));
      templateStart = placeholderStart + 2;
    }
    builder.append(template, templateStart, template.length());

    // if we run out of placeholders, append the extra args in square brackets
    if (i < args.length) {
      String prefix = " [";
      for (; i < args.length; i++) {
        builder.append(prefix);
        builder.append(lenientToString(args[i]));
        prefix = ", ";
      }
      builder.append(']');
    }

    return builder.toString();
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("CatchingUnchecked") // sneaky checked exception
  private static String lenientToString(@Nullable Object o) {