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18  
19  package org.eclipse.jetty.util;
20  
21  /**
22   * <p>A callback abstraction that handles completed/failed events of asynchronous operations.</p>
23   *
24   * <p>Semantically this is equivalent to an optimise Promise&lt;Void&gt;, but callback is a more meaningful
25   * name than EmptyPromise</p>
26   */
27  public interface Callback
28  {
29      /**
30       * Instance of Adapter that can be used when the callback methods need an empty
31       * implementation without incurring in the cost of allocating a new Adapter object.
32       */
33      static Callback NOOP = new Callback(){};
34  
35  
36      /**
37       * <p>Callback invoked when the operation completes.</p>
38       *
39       * @see #failed(Throwable)
40       */
41      default void succeeded()
42      {}
43  
44      /**
45       * <p>Callback invoked when the operation fails.</p>
46       * @param x the reason for the operation failure
47       */
48      default void failed(Throwable x)
49      {}
50  
51      /**
52       * @return True if the callback is known to never block the caller
53       */
54      default boolean isNonBlocking()
55      {
56          return false;
57      }
58      
59      
60      /**
61       * Callback interface that declares itself as non-blocking
62       */
63      interface NonBlocking extends Callback
64      {
65          @Override
66          public default boolean isNonBlocking()
67          {
68              return true;
69          }
70      }
71      
72      
73      /**
74       * <p>Empty implementation of {@link Callback}</p>
75       */
76      @Deprecated
77      static class Adapter implements Callback
78      {}
79  }