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package io.netty.util.concurrent;
import java.util.concurrent.CancellationException;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
/**
* The result of an asynchronous operation.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("ClassNameSameAsAncestorName")
public interface Future extends java.util.concurrent.Future {
/**
* Returns {@code true} if and only if the I/O operation was completed
* successfully.
*/
boolean isSuccess();
/**
* returns {@code true} if and only if the operation can be cancelled via {@link #cancel(boolean)}.
*/
boolean isCancellable();
/**
* Returns the cause of the failed I/O operation if the I/O operation has
* failed.
*
* @return the cause of the failure.
* {@code null} if succeeded or this future is not
* completed yet.
*/
Throwable cause();
/**
* Adds the specified listener to this future. The
* specified listener is notified when this future is
* {@linkplain #isDone() done}. If this future is already
* completed, the specified listener is notified immediately.
*/
Future addListener(GenericFutureListener> listener);
/**
* Adds the specified listeners to this future. The
* specified listeners are notified when this future is
* {@linkplain #isDone() done}. If this future is already
* completed, the specified listeners are notified immediately.
*/
Future addListeners(GenericFutureListener>... listeners);
/**
* Removes the first occurrence of the specified listener from this future.
* The specified listener is no longer notified when this
* future is {@linkplain #isDone() done}. If the specified
* listener is not associated with this future, this method
* does nothing and returns silently.
*/
Future removeListener(GenericFutureListener> listener);
/**
* Removes the first occurrence for each of the listeners from this future.
* The specified listeners are no longer notified when this
* future is {@linkplain #isDone() done}. If the specified
* listeners are not associated with this future, this method
* does nothing and returns silently.
*/
Future removeListeners(GenericFutureListener>... listeners);
/**
* Waits for this future until it is done, and rethrows the cause of the failure if this future
* failed.
*/
Future sync() throws InterruptedException;
/**
* Waits for this future until it is done, and rethrows the cause of the failure if this future
* failed.
*/
Future syncUninterruptibly();
/**
* Waits for this future to be completed.
*
* @throws InterruptedException
* if the current thread was interrupted
*/
Future await() throws InterruptedException;
/**
* Waits for this future to be completed without
* interruption. This method catches an {@link InterruptedException} and
* discards it silently.
*/
Future awaitUninterruptibly();
/**
* Waits for this future to be completed within the
* specified time limit.
*
* @return {@code true} if and only if the future was completed within
* the specified time limit
*
* @throws InterruptedException
* if the current thread was interrupted
*/
boolean await(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException;
/**
* Waits for this future to be completed within the
* specified time limit.
*
* @return {@code true} if and only if the future was completed within
* the specified time limit
*
* @throws InterruptedException
* if the current thread was interrupted
*/
boolean await(long timeoutMillis) throws InterruptedException;
/**
* Waits for this future to be completed within the
* specified time limit without interruption. This method catches an
* {@link InterruptedException} and discards it silently.
*
* @return {@code true} if and only if the future was completed within
* the specified time limit
*/
boolean awaitUninterruptibly(long timeout, TimeUnit unit);
/**
* Waits for this future to be completed within the
* specified time limit without interruption. This method catches an
* {@link InterruptedException} and discards it silently.
*
* @return {@code true} if and only if the future was completed within
* the specified time limit
*/
boolean awaitUninterruptibly(long timeoutMillis);
/**
* Return the result without blocking. If the future is not done yet this will return {@code null}.
*
* As it is possible that a {@code null} value is used to mark the future as successful you also need to check
* if the future is really done with {@link #isDone()} and not rely on the returned {@code null} value.
*/
V getNow();
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*
* If the cancellation was successful it will fail the future with a {@link CancellationException}.
*/
@Override
boolean cancel(boolean mayInterruptIfRunning);
}