001/*
002 * Copyright (C) 2011 The Guava Authors
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
005 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
006 *
007 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
008 *
009 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
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012 * the License.
013 */
014
015package com.google.common.util.concurrent;
016
017import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
018import java.util.concurrent.Future;
019import javax.annotation.Nullable;
020
021/**
022 * Transforms a value, possibly asynchronously. For an example usage and more information, see
023 * {@link Futures#transformAsync(ListenableFuture, AsyncFunction, Executor)}.
024 *
025 * @author Chris Povirk
026 * @since 11.0
027 */
028@GwtCompatible
029public interface AsyncFunction<I, O> {
030  /**
031   * Returns an output {@code Future} to use in place of the given {@code input}. The output {@code
032   * Future} need not be {@linkplain Future#isDone done}, making {@code AsyncFunction} suitable for
033   * asynchronous derivations.
034   *
035   * <p>Throwing an exception from this method is equivalent to returning a failing {@code Future}.
036   */
037  ListenableFuture<O> apply(@Nullable I input) throws Exception;
038}