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#pragma once
typedef struct future_t future_t;
#define FUTURE_SUCCESS ((void *)1)
#define FUTURE_FAIL ((void *)0)
// Constructs a new future_t object. Returns NULL on failure.
future_t *future_new(void);
// Constructs a new future_t object with an immediate |value|. No waiting will
// occur in the call to |future_await| because the value is already present.
// Returns NULL on failure.
future_t *future_new_immediate(void *value);
// Signals that the |future| is ready, passing |value| back to the context
// waiting for the result. Must only be called once for every future.
// |future| may not be NULL.
void future_ready(future_t *future, void *value);
// Waits for the |future| to be ready. Returns the value set in |future_ready|.
// Frees the future before return. |future| may not be NULL.
void *future_await(future_t *async_result);