private static Segment consumeSegment(Cursor cursor) { assert cursor != null; int first = cursor.get(0); assert first != CHAR_SEPARATOR && first != CHAR_EOF : cursor; // special case if (first == CHAR_ASTERISK && cursor.get(1) == CHAR_ASTERISK && (cursor.get(2) == CHAR_SEPARATOR || cursor.get(2) == CHAR_EOF)) { cursor.skipWhile(CHAR_ASTERISK); cursor.skipWhile(CHAR_SEPARATOR); return Segment.TRAVERSE; } List<PatternElement> elements = consumeElements(cursor); return new Segment(elements); }