Promise.java

package evanq.game.concurrent;

/**
 * 
 * 一个可变的执行结果
 * 
 * @author Evan cppmain@gmail.com
 *
 * @param <V>
 */
public interface Promise<V> extends Future<V> {

    /**
     * Marks this future as a success and notifies all
     * listeners.
     *
     * If it is success or failed already it will throw an {@link IllegalStateException}.
     */
    Promise<V> setSuccess(V result);

    /**
     * Marks this future as a success and notifies all
     * listeners.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if and only if successfully marked this future as
     *         a success. Otherwise {@code false} because this future is
     *         already marked as either a success or a failure.
     */
    boolean trySuccess(V result);

    /**
     * Marks this future as a failure and notifies all
     * listeners.
     *
     * If it is success or failed already it will throw an {@link IllegalStateException}.
     */
    Promise<V> setFailure(Throwable cause);

    /**
     * Marks this future as a failure and notifies all
     * listeners.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if and only if successfully marked this future as
     *         a failure. Otherwise {@code false} because this future is
     *         already marked as either a success or a failure.
     */
    boolean tryFailure(Throwable cause);

    /**
     * Make this future impossible to cancel.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if and only if successfully marked this future as uncancellable or it is already done
     *         without being cancelled.  {@code false} if this future has been cancelled already.
     */
    boolean setUncancellable();

    @Override
    Promise<V> addListener(GenericFutureListener<? extends Future<? super V>> listener);

    @Override
    Promise<V> addListeners(GenericFutureListener<? extends Future<? super V>>... listeners);

    @Override
    Promise<V> removeListener(GenericFutureListener<? extends Future<? super V>> listener);

    @Override
    Promise<V> removeListeners(GenericFutureListener<? extends Future<? super V>>... listeners);

    @Override
    Promise<V> await() throws InterruptedException;

    @Override
    Promise<V> awaitUninterruptibly();

    @Override
    Promise<V> sync() throws InterruptedException;

    @Override
    Promise<V> syncUninterruptibly();

}