package deadline import ( "errors" "testing" "time" ) func takesFiveMillis(stopper <-chan struct{}) error { time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond) return nil } func takesTwentyMillis(stopper <-chan struct{}) error { time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond) return nil } func returnsError(stopper <-chan struct{}) error { return errors.New("foo") } func TestDeadline(t *testing.T) { dl := New(10 * time.Millisecond) if err := dl.Run(takesFiveMillis); err != nil { t.Error(err) } if err := dl.Run(takesTwentyMillis); err != ErrTimedOut { t.Error(err) } if err := dl.Run(returnsError); err.Error() != "foo" { t.Error(err) } done := make(chan struct{}) err := dl.Run(func(stopper <-chan struct{}) error { <-stopper close(done) return nil }) if err != ErrTimedOut { t.Error(err) } <-done } func ExampleDeadline() { dl := New(1 * time.Second) err := dl.Run(func(stopper <-chan struct{}) error { // do something possibly slow // check stopper function and give up if timed out return nil }) switch err { case ErrTimedOut: // execution took too long, oops default: // some other error } }