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+// Copyright 2016 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_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const shortDuration = 1 * time.Millisecond // a reasonable duration to block in an example
+
+// This example demonstrates the use of a cancelable context to prevent a
+// goroutine leak. By the end of the example function, the goroutine started
+// by gen will return without leaking.
+func ExampleWithCancel() {
+	// gen generates integers in a separate goroutine and
+	// sends them to the returned channel.
+	// The callers of gen need to cancel the context once
+	// they are done consuming generated integers not to leak
+	// the internal goroutine started by gen.
+	gen := func(ctx context.Context) <-chan int {
+		dst := make(chan int)
+		n := 1
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				select {
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+					return // returning not to leak the goroutine
+				case dst <- n:
+					n++
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+		return dst
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel() // cancel when we are finished consuming integers
+
+	for n := range gen(ctx) {
+		fmt.Println(n)
+		if n == 5 {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	// Output:
+	// 1
+	// 2
+	// 3
+	// 4
+	// 5
+}
+
+// This example passes a context with an arbitrary deadline to tell a blocking
+// function that it should abandon its work as soon as it gets to it.
+func ExampleWithDeadline() {
+	d := time.Now().Add(shortDuration)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), d)
+
+	// Even though ctx will be expired, it is good practice to call its
+	// cancellation function in any case. Failure to do so may keep the
+	// context and its parent alive longer than necessary.
+	defer cancel()
+
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		fmt.Println("overslept")
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		fmt.Println(ctx.Err())
+	}
+
+	// Output:
+	// context deadline exceeded
+}
+
+// This example passes a context with a timeout to tell a blocking function that
+// it should abandon its work after the timeout elapses.
+func ExampleWithTimeout() {
+	// Pass a context with a timeout to tell a blocking function that it
+	// should abandon its work after the timeout elapses.
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shortDuration)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		fmt.Println("overslept")
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		fmt.Println(ctx.Err()) // prints "context deadline exceeded"
+	}
+
+	// Output:
+	// context deadline exceeded
+}
+
+// This example demonstrates how a value can be passed to the context
+// and also how to retrieve it if it exists.
+func ExampleWithValue() {
+	type favContextKey string
+
+	f := func(ctx context.Context, k favContextKey) {
+		if v := ctx.Value(k); v != nil {
+			fmt.Println("found value:", v)
+			return
+		}
+		fmt.Println("key not found:", k)
+	}
+
+	k := favContextKey("language")
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), k, "Go")
+
+	f(ctx, k)
+	f(ctx, favContextKey("color"))
+
+	// Output:
+	// found value: Go
+	// key not found: color
+}