is there already an issue about having a

return

inside a constructor? Because right now I'm forced to use multiple

if-else

with the consequent indentations

refactor your constructor to some small private methods

I wouldn't like to go down this road, because since it's a port, I'd like to stick as much as possible to the original version to keep maintenance as low as possible

Just use a secondary constructor instead. Or a factory method.

uhm, I'll see