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* Copyright 2015 Peter Nerg
*
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*
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package javascalautils.concurrent;
import javascalautils.ThrowableFunction0;
/**
* Acts as a Scala type companion object for {@link Future}.
* The primary purpose is to get the Scala feel of instantiating classes.
* In Scala you can define a companion object for a class, acting as a static reference/singleton for that class allowing you do define factory methods.
* One use case is to define methods with the same name as the class and let these methods invoke the constructor thus creating a nice way to create instances
* without using the word "new".
* This can be achieved in java by statically importing a method and then using it.
* The limitation is that classes may not have method with the same name as the class itself hence new companion classes have to be created.
* To be able to use it in a neat concise way one needs to statically import the method.
*
*
* import static javascalautils.FutureCompanion.Future;
*
* Future<Integer> resultSuccess = Future.(() -> 9 / 3); // The Future will at some point contain: Success(3)
* Future<Integer> resultFailure = Future.(() -> 9 / 0); // The Future will at some point contain: Failure(ArithmeticException)
*
*
*
*
* @author Peter Nerg
* @since 1.3
*/
public final class FutureCompanion {
private FutureCompanion() {
}
/**
* Allows for easy creation of asynchronous computations that will be executed in the future.
* The method relay the execution to {@link Future#apply(ThrowableFunction0)}.
* Best used in conjunction with statically importing this method.
*
*
*
*
* import static javascalautils.concurrent.FutureCompanion.Future;
*
* Future<Integer> resultSuccess = Future.(() -> 9 / 3); // The Future will at some point contain: Success(3)
* Future<Integer> resultFailure = Future.(() -> 9 / 0); // The Future will at some point contain: Failure(ArithmeticException)
*
*
*
*
* @param
* The type for the Future
* @param function
* The function to render either the value T or raise an exception.
* @return The future that will hold the result provided by the function
* @since 1.3
* @see Future#apply(ThrowableFunction0)
*/
public static Future Future(ThrowableFunction0 function) {
return Future.apply(function);
}
}