com.google.common.util.concurrent

Interface AsyncFunction<I,O>

@GwtCompatible
public interface AsyncFunction<I,O>

Transforms a value, possibly asynchronously. For an example usage and more information, see Futures.transformAsync(ListenableFuture, AsyncFunction, Executor).

Since:

11.0

Author:

Chris Povirk

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ListenableFuture<O>	apply(I input) Returns an output Future to use in place of the given input.

Method Detail

apply

ListenableFuture<O> apply(@NullableDecl
                          I input)
                   throws Exception

Returns an output Future to use in place of the given input. The output Future need not be done, making AsyncFunction suitable for asynchronous derivations.

Throwing an exception from this method is equivalent to returning a failing Future.

Throws:

Exception