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* Copyright (C) 2008 The Guava Authors
*
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package com.google.common.util.concurrent;
import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue;
import java.util.concurrent.CancellationException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
/**
* A {@code CheckedFuture} is a {@link ListenableFuture} that includes versions of the {@code get}
* methods that can throw a checked exception. This makes it easier to create a future that executes
* logic which can throw an exception.
*
* Warning: We recommend against using {@code CheckedFuture} in new projects. {@code
* CheckedFuture} is difficult to build libraries atop. {@code CheckedFuture} ports of methods like
* {@link Futures#transformAsync} have historically had bugs, and some of these bugs are necessary,
* unavoidable consequences of the {@code CheckedFuture} API. Additionally, {@code CheckedFuture}
* encourages users to take exceptions from one thread and rethrow them in another, producing
* confusing stack traces.
*
*
A common implementation is {@link Futures#immediateCheckedFuture}.
*
*
Implementations of this interface must adapt the exceptions thrown by {@code Future#get()}:
* {@link CancellationException}, {@link ExecutionException} and {@link InterruptedException} into
* the type specified by the {@code X} type parameter.
*
*
This interface also extends the ListenableFuture interface to allow listeners to be added.
* This allows the future to be used as a normal {@link Future} or as an asynchronous callback
* mechanism as needed. This allows multiple callbacks to be registered for a particular task, and
* the future will guarantee execution of all listeners when the task completes.
*
*
For a simpler alternative to CheckedFuture, consider accessing Future values with {@link
* Futures#getChecked(Future, Class) Futures.getChecked()}.
*
* @author Sven Mawson
* @since 1.0
* @deprecated {@link CheckedFuture} cannot properly support the chained operations that are the
* primary goal of {@link ListenableFuture}. {@code CheckedFuture} also encourages users to
* rethrow exceptions from one thread in another thread, producing misleading stack traces.
* Additionally, it has a surprising policy about which exceptions to map and which to leave
* untouched. Guava users who want a {@code CheckedFuture} can fork the classes for their own
* use, possibly specializing them to the particular exception type they use. We recommend that
* most people use {@code ListenableFuture} and perform any exception wrapping themselves. This
* class is scheduled for removal from Guava in January 2019.
*/
// TODO(b/72241575): Remove by 2019-01
@Beta
@CanIgnoreReturnValue
@Deprecated
@GwtCompatible
public interface CheckedFuture extends ListenableFuture {
/**
* Exception checking version of {@link Future#get()} that will translate {@link
* InterruptedException}, {@link CancellationException} and {@link ExecutionException} into
* application-specific exceptions.
*
* @return the result of executing the future.
* @throws X on interruption, cancellation or execution exceptions.
*/
V checkedGet() throws X;
/**
* Exception checking version of {@link Future#get(long, TimeUnit)} that will translate {@link
* InterruptedException}, {@link CancellationException} and {@link ExecutionException} into
* application-specific exceptions. On timeout this method throws a normal {@link
* TimeoutException}.
*
* @return the result of executing the future.
* @throws TimeoutException if retrieving the result timed out.
* @throws X on interruption, cancellation or execution exceptions.
*/
V checkedGet(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws TimeoutException, X;
}