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+//
+// $Id$
+//
+// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2008 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
+// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.threerings.presents.util;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.CancellationException;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.AbstractQueuedSynchronizer;
+
+import com.threerings.presents.client.InvocationService;
+import com.threerings.presents.server.InvocationException;
+
+/**
+ * Provides the result of an invocation service request as a future result. Modeled on and mostly
+ * implemented by code from {@link FutureTask}.
+ */
+public class FutureResult<V>
+    implements Future<V>, InvocationService.ResultListener
+{
+    // from interface Future
+    public boolean cancel (boolean mayInterruptIfRunning)
+    {
+        return _sync.innerCancel(mayInterruptIfRunning);
+    }
+
+    // from interface Future
+    public boolean isCancelled ()
+    {
+        return _sync.innerIsCancelled();
+    }
+
+    // from interface Future
+    public boolean isDone ()
+    {
+        return _sync.innerIsDone();
+    }
+
+    // from interface Future
+    public V get () throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException
+    {
+        return _sync.innerGet();
+    }
+
+    // from interface Future
+    public V get (long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
+        throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException
+    {
+        return _sync.innerGet(unit.toNanos(timeout));
+    }
+
+    // from interface InvocationService.ResultListener
+    public void requestProcessed (Object result)
+    {
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") V value = (V)result;
+        _sync.innerSet(value);
+    }
+
+    // from interface InvocationService.ResultListener
+    public void requestFailed (String cause)
+    {
+        _sync.innerSetException(new InvocationException(cause));
+    }
+
+    protected class Sync extends AbstractQueuedSynchronizer
+    {
+        public boolean innerIsCancelled () {
+            return getState() == CANCELLED;
+        }
+
+        public boolean innerIsDone () {
+            return ranOrCancelled(getState());
+        }
+
+        public V innerGet() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
+            acquireSharedInterruptibly(0);
+            if (getState() == CANCELLED) {
+                throw new CancellationException();
+            }
+            if (_exception != null) {
+                throw new ExecutionException(_exception);
+            }
+            return _result;
+        }
+
+        public V innerGet (long nanosTimeout)
+            throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
+            if (!tryAcquireSharedNanos(0, nanosTimeout)) {
+                throw new TimeoutException();
+            }
+            if (getState() == CANCELLED) {
+                throw new CancellationException();
+            }
+            if (_exception != null) {
+                throw new ExecutionException(_exception);
+            }
+            return _result;
+        }
+
+        public void innerSet (V v) {
+	    for (;;) {
+		int s = getState();
+		if (s == RAN) {
+		    return;
+                }
+                if (s == CANCELLED) {
+                    releaseShared(0);
+                    return;
+                }
+		if (compareAndSetState(s, RAN)) {
+                    _result = v;
+                    releaseShared(0);
+		    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void innerSetException (Throwable t) {
+	    for (;;) {
+		int s = getState();
+		if (s == RAN) {
+		    return;
+                }
+                if (s == CANCELLED) {
+                    releaseShared(0);
+                    return;
+                }
+		if (compareAndSetState(s, RAN)) {
+                    _exception = t;
+                    _result = null;
+                    releaseShared(0);
+		    return;
+                }
+	    }
+        }
+
+        public boolean innerCancel (boolean mayInterruptIfRunning) {
+	    for (;;) {
+		int s = getState();
+		if (ranOrCancelled(s)) {
+		    return false;
+                }
+		if (compareAndSetState(s, CANCELLED)) {
+		    break;
+                }
+	    }
+            releaseShared(0);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        @Override protected int tryAcquireShared (int ignore) {
+            return innerIsDone()? 1 : -1;
+        }
+
+        @Override protected boolean tryReleaseShared (int ignore) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        protected boolean ranOrCancelled (int state) {
+            return (state & (RAN | CANCELLED)) != 0;
+        }
+
+        /** The result to return from get() */
+        protected V _result;
+
+        /** The exception to throw from get() */
+        protected Throwable _exception;
+
+        protected static final int RUNNING = 1;
+        protected static final int RAN = 2;
+        protected static final int CANCELLED = 4;
+    }
+
+    protected Sync _sync = new Sync();
+}