withtimeout

README

withtimeout   

withtimeout provides a Golang package that allows adding a timeout to any operation.

To install:

go get github.com/getlantern/withtimeout

For docs:

godoc github.com/getlantern/withtimeout

Documentation

Overview

package withtimeout provides functionality for performing operations with a timeout.

Index

• func Do(timeout time.Duration, fn func() (interface{}, error)) (result interface{}, timedOut bool, err error)

Functions

func Do

func Do(timeout time.Duration, fn func() (interface{}, error)) (result interface{}, timedOut bool, err error)

Do executes the given fn and returns either the result of executing it or an error if fn did not complete within timeout. If execution timed out, timedOut will be true.