// 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 }