package common /* Copied from https://ixday.github.io/post/golang-cancel-copy/ */ import ( "context" "io" ) // here is some syntax sugar inspired by the Tomas Senart's video, // it allows me to inline the Reader interface type readerFunc func(p []byte) (n int, err error) func (rf readerFunc) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) { return rf(p) } // Copy slightly modified function signature: // - context has been added in order to propagate cancellation // - (undo by Keuin) I do not return the number of bytes written, has it is not useful in my use case func Copy(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, in io.Reader) (written int64, err error) { // Copy will call the Reader and Writer interface multiple time, in order // to copy by chunk (avoiding loading the whole file in memory). // I insert the ability to cancel before read time as it is the earliest // possible in the call process. written, err = io.Copy(out, readerFunc(func(p []byte) (int, error) { // golang non-blocking channel: https://gobyexample.com/non-blocking-channel-operations select { // if context has been canceled case <-ctx.Done(): // stop process and propagate "context canceled" error return 0, ctx.Err() default: // otherwise just run default io.Reader implementation return in.Read(p) } })) return }