// Copyright 2014 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 defines the Context type, which carries deadlines, // cancellation signals, and other request-scoped values across API boundaries // and between processes. // As of Go 1.7 this package is available in the standard library under the // name [context], and migrating to it can be done automatically with [go fix]. // // Incoming requests to a server should create a [Context], and outgoing // calls to servers should accept a Context. The chain of function // calls between them must propagate the Context, optionally replacing // it with a derived Context created using [WithCancel], [WithDeadline], // [WithTimeout], or [WithValue]. // // Programs that use Contexts should follow these rules to keep interfaces // consistent across packages and enable static analysis tools to check context // propagation: // // Do not store Contexts inside a struct type; instead, pass a Context // explicitly to each function that needs it. This is discussed further in // https://go.dev/blog/context-and-structs. The Context should be the first // parameter, typically named ctx: // // func DoSomething(ctx context.Context, arg Arg) error { // // ... use ctx ... // } // // Do not pass a nil [Context], even if a function permits it. Pass [context.TODO] // if you are unsure about which Context to use. // // Use context Values only for request-scoped data that transits processes and // APIs, not for passing optional parameters to functions. // // The same Context may be passed to functions running in different goroutines; // Contexts are safe for simultaneous use by multiple goroutines. // // See https://go.dev/blog/context for example code for a server that uses // Contexts. // // [go fix]: https://go.dev/cmd/go#hdr-Update_packages_to_use_new_APIs package context import ( "context" // standard library's context, as of Go 1.7 "time" ) // A Context carries a deadline, a cancellation signal, and other values across // API boundaries. // // Context's methods may be called by multiple goroutines simultaneously. type Context = context.Context // Canceled is the error returned by [Context.Err] when the context is canceled // for some reason other than its deadline passing. var Canceled = context.Canceled // DeadlineExceeded is the error returned by [Context.Err] when the context is canceled // due to its deadline passing. var DeadlineExceeded = context.DeadlineExceeded // Background returns a non-nil, empty Context. It is never canceled, has no // values, and has no deadline. It is typically used by the main function, // initialization, and tests, and as the top-level Context for incoming // requests. func Background() Context { return background } // TODO returns a non-nil, empty Context. Code should use context.TODO when // it's unclear which Context to use or it is not yet available (because the // surrounding function has not yet been extended to accept a Context // parameter). func TODO() Context { return todo } var ( background = context.Background() todo = context.TODO() ) // A CancelFunc tells an operation to abandon its work. // A CancelFunc does not wait for the work to stop. // A CancelFunc may be called by multiple goroutines simultaneously. // After the first call, subsequent calls to a CancelFunc do nothing. type CancelFunc = context.CancelFunc // WithCancel returns a derived context that points to the parent context // but has a new Done channel. The returned context's Done channel is closed // when the returned cancel function is called or when the parent context's // Done channel is closed, whichever happens first. // // Canceling this context releases resources associated with it, so code should // call cancel as soon as the operations running in this [Context] complete. func WithCancel(parent Context) (ctx Context, cancel CancelFunc) { return context.WithCancel(parent) } // WithDeadline returns a derived context that points to the parent context // but has the deadline adjusted to be no later than d. If the parent's // deadline is already earlier than d, WithDeadline(parent, d) is semantically // equivalent to parent. The returned [Context.Done] channel is closed when // the deadline expires, when the returned cancel function is called, // or when the parent context's Done channel is closed, whichever happens first. // // Canceling this context releases resources associated with it, so code should // call cancel as soon as the operations running in this [Context] complete. func WithDeadline(parent Context, d time.Time) (Context, CancelFunc) { return context.WithDeadline(parent, d) } // WithTimeout returns WithDeadline(parent, time.Now().Add(timeout)). // // Canceling this context releases resources associated with it, so code should // call cancel as soon as the operations running in this [Context] complete: // // func slowOperationWithTimeout(ctx context.Context) (Result, error) { // ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 100*time.Millisecond) // defer cancel() // releases resources if slowOperation completes before timeout elapses // return slowOperation(ctx) // } func WithTimeout(parent Context, timeout time.Duration) (Context, CancelFunc) { return context.WithTimeout(parent, timeout) } // WithValue returns a derived context that points to the parent Context. // In the derived context, the value associated with key is val. // // Use context Values only for request-scoped data that transits processes and // APIs, not for passing optional parameters to functions. // // The provided key must be comparable and should not be of type // string or any other built-in type to avoid collisions between // packages using context. Users of WithValue should define their own // types for keys. To avoid allocating when assigning to an // interface{}, context keys often have concrete type // struct{}. Alternatively, exported context key variables' static // type should be a pointer or interface. func WithValue(parent Context, key, val interface{}) Context { return context.WithValue(parent, key, val) }