docs: static int startsWithAsterisk(String line) {
          if (line.startsWith("*")) {
              return 0;
          } else if ((line.startsWith(" ") || line.startsWith("\t")) && line.length() > 1) {
              int res = startsWithAsterisk(line.substring(1));
              if (res == -1) {
                  return -1;
              } else {
                  return 1 + res;
              }
          } else {
              return -1;
          }
      }