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Test a custom input to verify an edge case (e.g. empty lists, negative numbers, duplicates).
This bug belongs to the async and race conditions pattern
A missing await, unbuffered channel deadlocks, ConcurrentModificationException, and data races under load.
What went wrong: The consumer thread may wake up spuriously without any actual condition being met, leading to unexpected behavior.
The fix: Use a predicate with the condition_variable::wait function to ensure the correct condition is met before proceeding.
Remember: Always use a predicate with condition_variable::wait to handle spurious wakeups correctly.
The pattern behind it: async and race conditions.
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