code: @NotNull
      public static IntStream range(final int startInclusive, final int endExclusive) {
          if (startInclusive >= endExclusive) {
              return empty();
          }
          return rangeClosed(startInclusive, endExclusive - 1);
      }
docs: Returns a sequential ordered {@code IntStream} from {@code startInclusive}
  (inclusive) to {@code endExclusive} (exclusive) by an incremental step of
  {@code 1}.
  
  @param startInclusive the (inclusive) initial value
  @param endExclusive the exclusive upper bound
  @return a sequential {@code IntStream} for the range of {@code int}
  elements