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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
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.. seealso::

A similar :ref:`Hello World <asyncio-hello-world-coroutine>`
A similar :ref:`Hello World <coroutine>`
example created with a coroutine and the :func:`run` function.


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240 changes: 240 additions & 0 deletions Doc/library/asyncio-future.rst
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.. currentmodule:: asyncio


=======
Futures
=======

*Future* objects are used to bridge low-level callback-based code
with high-level async/await code.


Future Functions
================

.. function:: isfuture(obj)

Return ``True`` if *obj* is either of:

* an instance of :class:`asyncio.Future`,
* an instance of :class:`asyncio.Task`,
* a Future-like object with a ``_asyncio_future_blocking``
attribute.

.. versionadded:: 3.5


.. function:: ensure_future(obj, \*, loop=None)

Return:

* *obj* argument as is, if *obj* is a :class:`Future`,
a :class:`Task`, or a Future-like object (:func:`isfuture`
is used for the test.)

* a :class:`Task` object wrapping *obj*, if *obj* is a
coroutine (:func:`iscoroutine` is used for the test.)

* a :class:`Task` object that would await on *obj*, if *obj* is an
awaitable (:func:`inspect.isawaitable` is used for the test.)

If *obj* is neither of the above a :exc:`TypeError` is raised.

.. important::

See also the :func:`create_task` function which is the
preferred way for creating new Tasks.

.. versionchanged:: 3.5.1
The function accepts any :term:`awaitable` object.


.. function:: wrap_future(future, \*, loop=None)

Wrap a :class:`concurrent.futures.Future` object in a
:class:`asyncio.Future` object.


Future Object
=============

.. class:: Future(\*, loop=None)

A Future represents an eventual result of an asynchronous
operation. Not thread-safe.

Future is an :term:`awaitable` object. Coroutines can await on
Future objects until they either have a result or an exception
set, or until they are cancelled.

Typically Futures are used to enable low-level
callback-based code (e.g. in protocols implemented using asyncio
:ref:`transports <asyncio-transports-protocols>`)
to interoperate with high-level async/await code.

The rule of thumb is to never expose Future objects in user-facing
APIs, and the recommended way to create a Future object is to call
:meth:`loop.create_future`. This way alternative event loop
implementations can inject their own optimized implementations
of a Future object.

.. versionchanged:: 3.7
Added support for the :mod:`contextvars` module.

.. method:: result()

Return the result of the Future.

If the Future is *done* and has a result set by the
:meth:`set_result` method, the result value is returned.

If the Future is *done* and has an exception set by the
:meth:`set_exception` method, this method raises the exception.

If the Future has been *cancelled*, this method raises
a :exc:`CancelledError` exception.

If the Future's result isn't yet available, this method raises
a :exc:`InvalidStateError` exception.

.. method:: set_result(result)

Mark the Future as *done* and set its result.

Raises a :exc:`InvalidStateError` error if the Future is
already *done*.

.. method:: set_exception(exception)

Mark the Future as *done* and set an exception.

Raises a :exc:`InvalidStateError` error if the Future is
already *done*.

.. method:: done()

Return ``True`` if the Future is *done*.

A Future is *done* if it was *cancelled* or if it has a result
or an exception set with :meth:`set_result` or
:meth:`set_exception` calls.

.. method:: add_done_callback(callback, *, context=None)

Add a callback to be run when the Future is *done*.

The *callback* is called with the Future object as its only
argument.

If the Future is already *done* when this method is called,
the callback is scheduled with :meth:`loop.call_soon`.

An optional keyword-only *context* argument allows specifying a
custom :class:`contextvars.Context` for the *callback* to run in.
The current context is used when no *context* is provided.

:func:`functools.partial` can be used to pass parameters
to the callback, e.g.::

# Call 'print("Future:", fut)' when "fut" is done.
fut.add_done_callback(
functools.partial(print, "Future:"))

.. versionchanged:: 3.7
The *context* keyword-only parameter was added.
See :pep:`567` for more details.

.. method:: remove_done_callback(callback)

Remove *callback* from the callbacks list.

Returns the number of callbacks removed, which is typically 1,
unless a callback was added more than once.

.. method:: cancel()

Cancel the Future and schedule callbacks.

If the Future is already *done* or *cancelled*, return ``False``.
Otherwise, change the Future's state to *cancelled*,
schedule the callbacks, and return ``True``.

.. method:: exception()

Return the exception that was set on this Future.

The exception (or ``None`` if no exception was set) is
returned only if the Future is *done*.

If the Future has been *cancelled*, this method raises a
:exc:`CancelledError` exception.

If the Future isn't *done* yet, this method raises an
:exc:`InvalidStateError` exception.

.. method:: get_loop()

Return the event loop the Future object is bound to.

.. versionadded:: 3.7

.. method:: cancelled()

Return ``True`` if the Future was *cancelled*.


This example creates a Future object, creates and schedules an
asynchronous Task to set result for the Future, and waits until
the Future has a result::

async def set_after(fut, delay, value):
# Sleep for *delay* seconds.
await asyncio.sleep(delay)

# Set *value* as a result of *fut* Future.
fut.set_result(value)

async def main():
# Get the current event loop.
loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()

# Create a new Future object.
fut = loop.create_future()

# Run "set_after()" coroutine in a parallel Task.
# We are using the low-level "loop.create_task()" API here because
# we already have a reference to the event loop at hand.
# Otherwise we could have just used "asyncio.create_task()".
loop.create_task(
set_after(fut, 1, '... world'))

print('hello ...')

# Wait until *fut* has a result (1 second) and print it.
print(await fut)

asyncio.run(main())


.. important::

The Future object was designed to mimic
:class:`concurrent.futures.Future`. Key differences include:

- unlike asyncio Futures, :class:`concurrent.futures.Future`
instances cannot be awaited.

- :meth:`asyncio.Future.result` and :meth:`asyncio.Future.exception`
do not accept the *timeout* argument.

- :meth:`asyncio.Future.result` and :meth:`asyncio.Future.exception`
raise an :exc:`InvalidStateError` exception when the Future is not
*done*.

- Callbacks registered with :meth:`asyncio.Future.add_done_callback`
are not called immediately. They are scheduled with
:meth:`loop.call_soon` instead.

- asyncio Future is not compatible with the
:func:`concurrent.futures.wait` and
:func:`concurrent.futures.as_completed` functions.
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.. currentmodule:: asyncio


.. _asyncio-transports-protocols:


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Transports and Protocols
========================
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.. method:: SubprocessTransport.kill()

Kill the subprocess, as in :meth:`subprocess.Popen.kill`.
Kill the subprocess.

On POSIX systems, the function sends SIGKILL to the subprocess.
On Windows, this method is an alias for :meth:`terminate`.

See also :meth:`subprocess.Popen.kill`.

.. method:: SubprocessTransport.send_signal(signal)

Send the *signal* number to the subprocess, as in
:meth:`subprocess.Popen.send_signal`.

.. method:: SubprocessTransport.terminate()

Ask the subprocess to stop, as in :meth:`subprocess.Popen.terminate`.
Stop the subprocess.

On POSIX systems, this method sends SIGTERM to the subprocess.
On Windows, the Windows API function TerminateProcess() is called to
stop the subprocess.

See also :meth:`subprocess.Popen.terminate`.

.. method:: SubprocessTransport.close()

Kill the subprocess by calling the :meth:`kill` method
if the subprocess hasn't returned yet, and close transports of all
pipes (*stdin*, *stdout* and *stderr*).
Kill the subprocess by calling the :meth:`kill` method.

If the subprocess hasn't returned yet, and close transports of
*stdin*, *stdout*, and *stderr* pipes.


.. _asyncio-protocol:
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