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package com.google.common.util.concurrent;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

Transforms a value, possibly asynchronously. For an example usage and more information, see Futures.transformAsync(ListenableFuture, AsyncFunction, Executor). 
Author:
Chris Povirk
Since:
11.0/**
 * Transforms a value, possibly asynchronously. For an example usage and more information, see
 * {@link Futures#transformAsync(ListenableFuture, AsyncFunction, Executor)}.
 *
 * @author Chris Povirk
 * @since 11.0
 */
@GwtCompatible
@FunctionalInterface
public interface AsyncFunction<I, O> {
  
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. /**
   * Returns an output {@code Future} to use in place of the given {@code input}. The output {@code
   * Future} need not be {@linkplain Future#isDone done}, making {@code AsyncFunction} suitable for
   * asynchronous derivations.
   *
   * <p>Throwing an exception from this method is equivalent to returning a failing {@code Future}.
   */
  ListenableFuture<O> apply(@Nullable I input) throws Exception;
}