Streams: Stream.generate pairs with limit to build a bounded stream from a Supplier

Stream.generate produces an infinite stream by calling a Supplier repeatedly, so it must be paired with limit (or another short-circuit) or the pipeline never terminates.

Code

int[] counter = {0};
List<Integer> ticks = Stream.generate(() -> counter[0]++)
        .limit(5)
        .toList();
System.out.println("Generated ticks: " + ticks);

Output

Generated ticks: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]