UsingFutureTasks.java

package br.com.leonardoz.features.futures;

import java.util.Random;
import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.FutureTask;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

/**
 * FutureTask<V> represents an asynchronous computation. It has methods to check
 * if the computation is completed and to cancel it if needed.
 * 
 * Used for computing long running tasks/IO tasks.
 * 
 * Act as a latch and has three states: waiting for run, running or completed.
 * Also, it can be easy canceled with the cancel() method.
 * 
 * if the result is ready, get() will return the value. Otherwise, it'll block.
 *
 */
public class UsingFutureTasks {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Callable<Integer> callable = () -> {
			int random = new Random().nextInt(10) * 100;
			System.out.println("Preparing to execute");
			Thread.sleep(random);
			System.out.println("Executed - " + random);
			return random;
		};

		FutureTask<Integer> futureTask = new FutureTask<>(callable);

		ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
		executor.execute(futureTask);

		try {
			Integer value = futureTask.get(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
			System.out.println("Value is " + value);
		} catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException | TimeoutException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		executor.shutdown();
	}

}