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/*
 * Copyright 2014 Timothy Brooks
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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package net.uncontended.precipice.concurrent;

import net.uncontended.precipice.Completable;
import net.uncontended.precipice.Failable;

/**
 * A context that can be completed with the result of an asynchronous computation.
 *
 * @param  the type of the result for this promise
 * @param       the type of the value for this promise
 */
public interface PrecipicePromise extends Completable {

    /**
     * Returns a future containing the result of this promise
     *
     * @return a future
     */
    PrecipiceFuture future();
}