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// Copyright 2016 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
package context_test
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"time"
)
const shortDuration = 1 * time.Millisecond // a reasonable duration to block in an example
// This example demonstrates the use of a cancelable context to prevent a
// goroutine leak. By the end of the example function, the goroutine started
// by gen will return without leaking.
func ExampleWithCancel() {
// gen generates integers in a separate goroutine and
// sends them to the returned channel.
// The callers of gen need to cancel the context once
// they are done consuming generated integers not to leak
// the internal goroutine started by gen.
gen := func(ctx context.Context) <-chan int {
dst := make(chan int)
n := 1
go func() {
for {
select {
case <-ctx.Done():
return // returning not to leak the goroutine
case dst <- n:
n++
}
}
}()
return dst
}
ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
defer cancel() // cancel when we are finished consuming integers
for n := range gen(ctx) {
fmt.Println(n)
if n == 5 {
break
}
}
// Output:
// 1
// 2
// 3
// 4
// 5
}
// This example passes a context with an arbitrary deadline to tell a blocking
// function that it should abandon its work as soon as it gets to it.
func ExampleWithDeadline() {
d := time.Now().Add(shortDuration)
ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), d)
// Even though ctx will be expired, it is good practice to call its
// cancellation function in any case. Failure to do so may keep the
// context and its parent alive longer than necessary.
defer cancel()
select {
case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
fmt.Println("overslept")
case <-ctx.Done():
fmt.Println(ctx.Err())
}
// Output:
// context deadline exceeded
}
// This example passes a context with a timeout to tell a blocking function that
// it should abandon its work after the timeout elapses.
func ExampleWithTimeout() {
// Pass a context with a timeout to tell a blocking function that it
// should abandon its work after the timeout elapses.
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shortDuration)
defer cancel()
select {
case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
fmt.Println("overslept")
case <-ctx.Done():
fmt.Println(ctx.Err()) // prints "context deadline exceeded"
}
// Output:
// context deadline exceeded
}
// This example demonstrates how a value can be passed to the context
// and also how to retrieve it if it exists.
func ExampleWithValue() {
type favContextKey string
f := func(ctx context.Context, k favContextKey) {
if v := ctx.Value(k); v != nil {
fmt.Println("found value:", v)
return
}
fmt.Println("key not found:", k)
}
k := favContextKey("language")
ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), k, "Go")
f(ctx, k)
f(ctx, favContextKey("color"))
// Output:
// found value: Go
// key not found: color
}