struct CassFuture

The future result of an operation.

It can represent a result if the operation completed successfully or an error if the operation failed. It can be waited on, polled or a callback can be attached.

Functions

void

cass_future_free

( CassFuture * future )

Frees a future instance. A future can be freed anytime.

Parameters:
Name Type Details
future CassFuture *
CassError

cass_future_set_callback

( CassFuture * future, CassFutureCallback callback, void * data )

Sets a callback that is called when a future is set

Parameters:
Name Type Details
in future CassFuture *
in callback CassFutureCallback
in data void *
Returns:
Type Details
CassError

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred
cass_bool_t

cass_future_ready

( CassFuture * future )

Gets the set status of the future.

Parameters:
Name Type Details
in future CassFuture *
Returns:
Type Details
cass_bool_t

true if set
void

cass_future_wait

( CassFuture * future )

Wait for the future to be set with either a result or error.

Important: Do not wait in a future callback. Waiting in a future callback will cause a deadlock.

Parameters:
Name Type Details
in future CassFuture *
cass_bool_t

cass_future_wait_timed

( CassFuture * future, cass_duration_t timeout_us )

Wait for the future to be set or timeout.

Parameters:
Name Type Details
in future CassFuture *
in timeout_us cass_duration_t

wait time in microseconds
Returns:
Type Details
cass_bool_t

false if returned due to timeout
const CassResult *

cass_future_get_result

( CassFuture * future )

Gets the result of a successful future. If the future is not ready this method will wait for the future to be set. The first successful call consumes the future, all subsequent calls will return NULL.

Parameters:
Name Type Details
in future CassFuture *
Returns:
Type Details
const CassResult *

CassResult instance if successful, otherwise NULL for error. The return instance must be freed using CassResult::cass_result_free.
See Also:
const CassPrepared *

cass_future_get_prepared

( CassFuture * future )

Gets the result of a successful future. If the future is not ready this method will wait for the future to be set. The first successful call consumes the future, all subsequent calls will return NULL.

Parameters:
Name Type Details
in future CassFuture *
Returns:
Type Details
const CassPrepared *

CassPrepared instance if successful, otherwise NULL for error. The return instance must be freed using CassPrepared::cass_prepared_free.
See Also:
CassError

cass_future_error_code

( CassFuture * future )

Gets the error code from future. If the future is not ready this method will wait for the future to be set.

Parameters:
Name Type Details
in future CassFuture *
Returns:
Type Details
CassError

CASS_OK if successful, otherwise an error occurred.
See Also:
CassString

cass_future_error_message

( CassFuture * future )

Gets the error message from future. If the future is not ready this method will wait for the future to be set.

Parameters:
Name Type Details
in future CassFuture *
Returns:
Type Details
CassString

Empty string returned if successful, otherwise a message describing the error is returned.