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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under 012 * the License. 013 */ 014 015package com.google.common.util.concurrent; 016 017import com.google.errorprone.annotations.DoNotMock; 018import java.util.concurrent.Executor; 019import java.util.concurrent.Future; 020import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException; 021import org.jspecify.annotations.NullMarked; 022import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable; 023 024/** 025 * A {@link Future} that accepts completion listeners. Each listener has an associated executor, and 026 * it is invoked using this executor once the future's computation is {@linkplain Future#isDone() 027 * complete}. If the computation has already completed when the listener is added, the listener will 028 * execute immediately. 029 * 030 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a 031 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/ListenableFutureExplained">{@code 032 * ListenableFuture}</a>. 033 * 034 * <p>This class is GWT-compatible. 035 * 036 * <h2>Purpose</h2> 037 * 038 * <p>The main purpose of {@code ListenableFuture} is to help you chain together a graph of 039 * asynchronous operations. You can chain them together manually with calls to methods like {@link 040 * Futures#transform(ListenableFuture, com.google.common.base.Function, Executor) Futures.transform} 041 * (or {@link FluentFuture#transform(com.google.common.base.Function, Executor) 042 * FluentFuture.transform}), but you will often find it easier to use a framework. Frameworks 043 * automate the process, often adding features like monitoring, debugging, and cancellation. 044 * Examples of frameworks include: 045 * 046 * <ul> 047 * <li><a href="https://dagger.dev/producers.html">Dagger Producers</a> 048 * </ul> 049 * 050 * <p>If the operations in your chain create objects that must be closed when the computation is 051 * done, such as database connections or file handles, consider {@link ClosingFuture}. It closes 052 * them once the whole computation completes, fails, or is cancelled. 053 * 054 * <p>The main purpose of {@link #addListener addListener} is to support this chaining. You will 055 * rarely use it directly, in part because it does not provide direct access to the {@code Future} 056 * result. (If you want such access, you may prefer {@link Futures#addCallback 057 * Futures.addCallback}.) Still, direct {@code addListener} calls are occasionally useful: 058 * 059 * {@snippet : 060 * final String name = ...; 061 * inFlight.add(name); 062 * ListenableFuture<Result> future = service.query(name); 063 * future.addListener(new Runnable() { 064 * public void run() { 065 * processedCount.incrementAndGet(); 066 * inFlight.remove(name); 067 * lastProcessed.set(name); 068 * logger.info("Done with {0}", name); 069 * } 070 * }, executor); 071 * } 072 * 073 * <h2>How to get an instance</h2> 074 * 075 * <p>We encourage you to return {@code ListenableFuture} from your methods so that your users can 076 * take advantage of the {@linkplain Futures utilities built atop the class}. The way that you will 077 * create {@code ListenableFuture} instances depends on how you currently create {@code Future} 078 * instances: 079 * 080 * <ul> 081 * <li>If you receive them from an {@code java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService}, convert that 082 * service to a {@link ListeningExecutorService}, usually by calling {@link 083 * MoreExecutors#listeningDecorator(java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService) 084 * MoreExecutors.listeningDecorator}. 085 * <li>If you manually call {@link java.util.concurrent.FutureTask#set} or a similar method, 086 * create a {@link SettableFuture} instead. (If your needs are more complex, you may prefer 087 * {@link AbstractFuture}.) 088 * </ul> 089 * 090 * <p><b>Test doubles</b>: If you need a {@code ListenableFuture} for your test, try a {@link 091 * SettableFuture} or one of the methods in the {@link Futures#immediateFuture Futures.immediate*} 092 * family. <b>Avoid</b> creating a mock or stub {@code Future}. Mock and stub implementations are 093 * fragile because they assume that only certain methods will be called and because they often 094 * implement subtleties of the API improperly. 095 * 096 * <p><b>Custom implementation</b>: Avoid implementing {@code ListenableFuture} from scratch. If you 097 * can't get by with the standard implementations, prefer to derive a new {@code Future} instance 098 * with the methods in {@link Futures} or, if necessary, to extend {@link AbstractFuture}. 099 * 100 * <p>Occasionally, an API will return a plain {@code Future} and it will be impossible to change 101 * the return type. For this case, we provide a more expensive workaround in {@code 102 * JdkFutureAdapters}. However, when possible, it is more efficient and reliable to create a {@code 103 * ListenableFuture} directly. 104 * 105 * @author Sven Mawson 106 * @author Nishant Thakkar 107 * @since 1.0 108 */ 109/* 110 * Some of the annotations below were added after we released our separate 111 * com.google.guava:listenablefuture:1.0 artifact. (For more on that artifact, see 112 * https://github.com/google/guava/releases/tag/v27.0) This means that the copy of ListenableFuture 113 * in com.google.guava:guava differs from the "frozen" copy in the listenablefuture artifact. This 114 * could in principle cause problems for some users. Still, we expect that the benefits of the 115 * nullness annotations in particular will outweigh the costs. (And it's worth noting that we have 116 * released multiple ListenableFuture.class files that are not byte-for-byte compatible even from 117 * the beginning, thanks to using different `-source -target` values for compiling our `-jre` and 118 * `-android` "flavors.") 119 * 120 * (We could consider releasing a listenablefuture:1.0.1 someday. But we would want to look into how 121 * that affects users, especially users of the Android Gradle Plugin, since the plugin developers 122 * put in a special hack for us: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/131431257) 123 */ 124@DoNotMock("Use the methods in Futures (like immediateFuture) or SettableFuture") 125@NullMarked 126public interface ListenableFuture<V extends @Nullable Object> extends Future<V> { 127 /** 128 * Registers a listener to be {@linkplain Executor#execute(Runnable) run} on the given executor. 129 * The listener will run when the {@code Future}'s computation is {@linkplain Future#isDone() 130 * complete} or, if the computation is already complete, immediately. 131 * 132 * <p>There is no guaranteed ordering of execution of listeners, but any listener added through 133 * this method is guaranteed to be called once the computation is complete. 134 * 135 * <p>Exceptions thrown by a listener will be propagated up to the executor. Any exception thrown 136 * during {@code Executor.execute} (e.g., a {@code RejectedExecutionException} or an exception 137 * thrown by {@linkplain MoreExecutors#directExecutor direct execution}) will be caught and 138 * logged. 139 * 140 * <p>Note: If your listener is lightweight -- and will not cause stack overflow by completing 141 * more futures or adding more {@code directExecutor()} listeners inline -- consider {@link 142 * MoreExecutors#directExecutor}. Otherwise, avoid it: See the warnings on the docs for {@code 143 * directExecutor}. 144 * 145 * <p>This is the most general listener interface. For common operations performed using 146 * listeners, see {@link Futures}. For a simplified but general listener interface, see {@link 147 * Futures#addCallback addCallback()}. 148 * 149 * <p>Memory consistency effects: Actions in a thread prior to adding a listener <a 150 * href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se27/html/jls-17.html#jls-17.4.5"> 151 * <i>happen-before</i></a> its execution begins, perhaps in another thread. 152 * 153 * <p>Guava implementations of {@code ListenableFuture} promptly release references to listeners 154 * after executing them. 155 * 156 * @param listener the listener to run when the computation is complete 157 * @param executor the executor to run the listener in 158 * @throws RejectedExecutionException if we tried to execute the listener immediately but the 159 * executor rejected it. 160 */ 161 void addListener(Runnable listener, Executor executor); 162}