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+// -*- mode:C++; tab-width:8; c-basic-offset:2; indent-tabs-mode:t -*-
+// vim: ts=8 sw=2 smarttab
+
+#ifndef CEPH_JOURNAL_FUTURE_H
+#define CEPH_JOURNAL_FUTURE_H
+
+#include "include/int_types.h"
+#include <string>
+#include <iosfwd>
+#include <boost/intrusive_ptr.hpp>
+#include "include/assert.h"
+
+class Context;
+
+namespace journal {
+
+class FutureImpl;
+
+class Future {
+public:
+ typedef boost::intrusive_ptr<FutureImpl> FutureImplPtr;
+
+ Future() {}
+ Future(const FutureImplPtr &future_impl) : m_future_impl(future_impl) {}
+
+ inline bool is_valid() const {
+ return m_future_impl.get() != nullptr;
+ }
+
+ void flush(Context *on_safe);
+ void wait(Context *on_safe);
+
+ bool is_complete() const;
+ int get_return_value() const;
+
+private:
+ friend class Journaler;
+ friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const Future&);
+
+ inline FutureImplPtr get_future_impl() const {
+ return m_future_impl;
+ }
+
+ FutureImplPtr m_future_impl;
+};
+
+void intrusive_ptr_add_ref(FutureImpl *p);
+void intrusive_ptr_release(FutureImpl *p);
+
+std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Future &future);
+
+} // namespace journal
+
+using journal::intrusive_ptr_add_ref;
+using journal::intrusive_ptr_release;
+using journal::operator<<;
+
+#endif // CEPH_JOURNAL_FUTURE_H