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David K. Bainbridge215e0242017-09-05 23:18:24 -07001// Copyright 2014 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
2// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
3// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
4
5// Package context defines the Context type, which carries deadlines,
6// cancelation signals, and other request-scoped values across API boundaries
7// and between processes.
8//
9// Incoming requests to a server should create a Context, and outgoing calls to
10// servers should accept a Context. The chain of function calls between must
11// propagate the Context, optionally replacing it with a modified copy created
12// using WithDeadline, WithTimeout, WithCancel, or WithValue.
13//
14// Programs that use Contexts should follow these rules to keep interfaces
15// consistent across packages and enable static analysis tools to check context
16// propagation:
17//
18// Do not store Contexts inside a struct type; instead, pass a Context
19// explicitly to each function that needs it. The Context should be the first
20// parameter, typically named ctx:
21//
22// func DoSomething(ctx context.Context, arg Arg) error {
23// // ... use ctx ...
24// }
25//
26// Do not pass a nil Context, even if a function permits it. Pass context.TODO
27// if you are unsure about which Context to use.
28//
29// Use context Values only for request-scoped data that transits processes and
30// APIs, not for passing optional parameters to functions.
31//
32// The same Context may be passed to functions running in different goroutines;
33// Contexts are safe for simultaneous use by multiple goroutines.
34//
35// See http://blog.golang.org/context for example code for a server that uses
36// Contexts.
37package context // import "golang.org/x/net/context"
38
39import "time"
40
41// A Context carries a deadline, a cancelation signal, and other values across
42// API boundaries.
43//
44// Context's methods may be called by multiple goroutines simultaneously.
45type Context interface {
46 // Deadline returns the time when work done on behalf of this context
47 // should be canceled. Deadline returns ok==false when no deadline is
48 // set. Successive calls to Deadline return the same results.
49 Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool)
50
51 // Done returns a channel that's closed when work done on behalf of this
52 // context should be canceled. Done may return nil if this context can
53 // never be canceled. Successive calls to Done return the same value.
54 //
55 // WithCancel arranges for Done to be closed when cancel is called;
56 // WithDeadline arranges for Done to be closed when the deadline
57 // expires; WithTimeout arranges for Done to be closed when the timeout
58 // elapses.
59 //
60 // Done is provided for use in select statements:
61 //
62 // // Stream generates values with DoSomething and sends them to out
63 // // until DoSomething returns an error or ctx.Done is closed.
64 // func Stream(ctx context.Context, out chan<- Value) error {
65 // for {
66 // v, err := DoSomething(ctx)
67 // if err != nil {
68 // return err
69 // }
70 // select {
71 // case <-ctx.Done():
72 // return ctx.Err()
73 // case out <- v:
74 // }
75 // }
76 // }
77 //
78 // See http://blog.golang.org/pipelines for more examples of how to use
79 // a Done channel for cancelation.
80 Done() <-chan struct{}
81
82 // Err returns a non-nil error value after Done is closed. Err returns
83 // Canceled if the context was canceled or DeadlineExceeded if the
84 // context's deadline passed. No other values for Err are defined.
85 // After Done is closed, successive calls to Err return the same value.
86 Err() error
87
88 // Value returns the value associated with this context for key, or nil
89 // if no value is associated with key. Successive calls to Value with
90 // the same key returns the same result.
91 //
92 // Use context values only for request-scoped data that transits
93 // processes and API boundaries, not for passing optional parameters to
94 // functions.
95 //
96 // A key identifies a specific value in a Context. Functions that wish
97 // to store values in Context typically allocate a key in a global
98 // variable then use that key as the argument to context.WithValue and
99 // Context.Value. A key can be any type that supports equality;
100 // packages should define keys as an unexported type to avoid
101 // collisions.
102 //
103 // Packages that define a Context key should provide type-safe accessors
104 // for the values stores using that key:
105 //
106 // // Package user defines a User type that's stored in Contexts.
107 // package user
108 //
109 // import "golang.org/x/net/context"
110 //
111 // // User is the type of value stored in the Contexts.
112 // type User struct {...}
113 //
114 // // key is an unexported type for keys defined in this package.
115 // // This prevents collisions with keys defined in other packages.
116 // type key int
117 //
118 // // userKey is the key for user.User values in Contexts. It is
119 // // unexported; clients use user.NewContext and user.FromContext
120 // // instead of using this key directly.
121 // var userKey key = 0
122 //
123 // // NewContext returns a new Context that carries value u.
124 // func NewContext(ctx context.Context, u *User) context.Context {
125 // return context.WithValue(ctx, userKey, u)
126 // }
127 //
128 // // FromContext returns the User value stored in ctx, if any.
129 // func FromContext(ctx context.Context) (*User, bool) {
130 // u, ok := ctx.Value(userKey).(*User)
131 // return u, ok
132 // }
133 Value(key interface{}) interface{}
134}
135
136// Background returns a non-nil, empty Context. It is never canceled, has no
137// values, and has no deadline. It is typically used by the main function,
138// initialization, and tests, and as the top-level Context for incoming
139// requests.
140func Background() Context {
141 return background
142}
143
144// TODO returns a non-nil, empty Context. Code should use context.TODO when
145// it's unclear which Context to use or it is not yet available (because the
146// surrounding function has not yet been extended to accept a Context
147// parameter). TODO is recognized by static analysis tools that determine
148// whether Contexts are propagated correctly in a program.
149func TODO() Context {
150 return todo
151}
152
153// A CancelFunc tells an operation to abandon its work.
154// A CancelFunc does not wait for the work to stop.
155// After the first call, subsequent calls to a CancelFunc do nothing.
156type CancelFunc func()