code: public static void parse(final String range, final RangeConfig tc) throws RangeException {
          if (range == null) {
              throw new RangeException("Range can't be null");
          }
          ROOT_STAGE.parse(range, tc);
          checkBoundaries(tc);
      }
docs: Parses the threshold.
  
  @param range
  The threshold to be parsed
  @param tc
  The configuration
  
  @throws RangeException
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