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package io.netty.util.concurrent;
/**
* Allows to create {@link Future}'s on demand.
*/
public interface FutureFactory {
/**
* Return a new {@link Promise}.
*/
Promise newPromise();
/**
* Create a new {@link Future} which is marked as successes already. So {@link Future#isSuccess()}
* will return {@code true}. All {@link FutureListener} added to it will be notified directly. Also
* every call of blocking methods will just return without blocking.
*/
Future newSucceededFuture();
/**
* Create a new {@link Future} which is marked as fakued already. So {@link Future#isSuccess()}
* will return {@code false}. All {@link FutureListener} added to it will be notified directly. Also
* every call of blocking methods will just return without blocking.
*/
Future newFailedFuture(Throwable cause);
}