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16  package io.netty5.util.concurrent;
17  
18  import java.util.concurrent.CancellationException;
19  
20  /**
21   * A result of an asynchronous operation.
22   * <p>
23   * This interface is used as the super-interface of {@link Promise} and {@link Future}, and these should generally be
24   * used instead.
25   */
26  interface AsynchronousResult<V> {
27      /**
28       * Cancel this asynchronous operation, unless it has already been completed
29       * or is not {@linkplain #isCancellable() cancellable}.
30       * <p>
31       * A cancelled operation is considered to be {@linkplain #isDone() done} and {@linkplain #isFailed() failed}.
32       * <p>
33       * If the cancellation was successful, the result of this operation will be that it has failed with a
34       * {@link CancellationException}.
35       * <p>
36       * Cancellation will not cause any threads working on the operation to be {@linkplain Thread#interrupt()
37       * interrupted}.
38       *
39       * @return {@code true} if the operation was cancelled by this call, otherwise {@code false}.
40       */
41      boolean cancel();
42  
43      /**
44       * Returns {@code true} if and only if the operation was completed successfully.
45       */
46      boolean isSuccess();
47  
48      /**
49       * Returns {@code true} if and only if the operation was completed and failed.
50       */
51      boolean isFailed();
52  
53      /**
54       * Return {@code true} if this operation has been {@linkplain #cancel() cancelled}.
55       *
56       * @return {@code true} if this operation has been cancelled, otherwise {@code false}.
57       */
58      boolean isCancelled();
59  
60      /**
61       * Return {@code true} if this operation has been completed either {@linkplain Promise#setSuccess(Object)
62       * successfully}, {@linkplain Promise#setFailure(Throwable) unsuccessfully}, or through
63       * {@linkplain #cancel() cancellation}.
64       *
65       * @return {@code true} if this operation has completed, otherwise {@code false}.
66       */
67      boolean isDone();
68  
69      /**
70       * Returns {@code true} if and only if the operation can be cancelled via {@link #cancel()}.
71       * Note that this is inherently racy, as the operation could be made
72       * {@linkplain Promise#setUncancellable() uncancellable} at any time.
73       *
74       * @return {@code true} if this operation can be cancelled.
75       */
76      boolean isCancellable();
77  
78      /**
79       * Return the successful result of this asynchronous operation, if any.
80       * If the operation has not yet been completed, then this will throw {@link IllegalStateException}.
81       * If the operation has been cancelled or failed with an exception, then this returns {@code null}.
82       * Note that asynchronous operations can also be completed successfully with a {@code null} result.
83       *
84       * @return the result of this operation, if completed successfully.
85       * @throws IllegalStateException if this {@code Future} or {@link Promise} has not completed yet.
86       */
87      V getNow();
88  
89      /**
90       * Returns the cause of the failed operation if the operation has failed.
91       *
92       * @return The cause of the failure, if any. Otherwise {@code null} if succeeded.
93       * @throws IllegalStateException if this {@code Promise} has not completed yet.
94       */
95      Throwable cause();
96  
97      /**
98       * Returns the {@link EventExecutor} that is tied to this {@link Promise} or {@link Future}.
99       */
100     EventExecutor executor();
101 }