src/com/google/common/util/concurrent/UninterruptibleFuture.java

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package com.google.common.util.concurrent;

import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

/**
 * A {@code Future} whose {@code get} calls cannot be interrupted. If a thread
 * is interrupted during such a call, the call continues to block until the
 * result is available or the timeout elapses, and only then re-interrupts the
 * thread. Obtain an instance of this type using {@link
 * Futures#makeUninterruptible(Future)}.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @since 2009.09.15 <b>tentative</b>
 */
public interface UninterruptibleFuture<V> extends Future<V> {
  /*@Override*/ V get() throws ExecutionException;

  /*@Override*/ V get(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
      throws ExecutionException, TimeoutException;
}