diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/concurrent/SettableListenableFuture.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/concurrent/SettableListenableFuture.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util.concurrent;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+
+/**
+ * A {@link org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture ListenableFuture}
+ * whose value can be set via {@link #set(Object)} or
+ * {@link #setException(Throwable)}. It may also be cancelled.
+ *
+ * <p>Inspired by {@code com.google.common.util.concurrent.SettableFuture}.
+ *
+ * @author Mattias Severson
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 4.1
+ */
+public class SettableListenableFuture<T> implements ListenableFuture<T> {
+
+	private final SettableTask<T> settableTask;
+
+	private final ListenableFutureTask<T> listenableFuture;
+
+
+	public SettableListenableFuture() {
+		this.settableTask = new SettableTask<T>();
+		this.listenableFuture = new ListenableFutureTask<T>(this.settableTask);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the value of this future. This method will return {@code true} if
+	 * the value was set successfully, or {@code false} if the future has already
+	 * been set or cancelled.
+	 * @param value the value that will be set.
+	 * @return {@code true} if the value was successfully set, else {@code false}.
+	 */
+	public boolean set(T value) {
+		boolean success = this.settableTask.setValue(value);
+		if (success) {
+			this.listenableFuture.run();
+		}
+		return success;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the exception of this future. This method will return {@code true} if
+	 * the exception was set successfully, or {@code false} if the future has already
+	 * been set or cancelled.
+	 * @param exception the value that will be set.
+	 * @return {@code true} if the exception was successfully set, else {@code false}.
+	 */
+	public boolean setException(Throwable exception) {
+		Assert.notNull(exception, "'exception' must not be null");
+		boolean success = this.settableTask.setValue(exception);
+		if (success) {
+			this.listenableFuture.run();
+		}
+		return success;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void addCallback(ListenableFutureCallback<? super T> callback) {
+		this.listenableFuture.addCallback(callback);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean cancel(boolean mayInterruptIfRunning) {
+		this.settableTask.setCancelled();
+		boolean cancelled = this.listenableFuture.cancel(mayInterruptIfRunning);
+		if (cancelled && mayInterruptIfRunning) {
+			interruptTask();
+		}
+		return cancelled;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isCancelled() {
+		return this.listenableFuture.isCancelled();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isDone() {
+		return this.listenableFuture.isDone();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the value.
+	 * <p>Will return the value if it has been set via {@link #set(Object)},
+	 * throw an {@link java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException} if it has been
+	 * set via {@link #setException(Throwable)} or  throw a
+	 * {@link java.util.concurrent.CancellationException} if it has been cancelled.
+	 * @return The value associated with this future.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public T get() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
+		return this.listenableFuture.get();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the value.
+	 * <p>Will return the value if it has been set via {@link #set(Object)},
+	 * throw an {@link java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException} if it has been
+	 * set via {@link #setException(Throwable)} or  throw a
+	 * {@link java.util.concurrent.CancellationException} if it has been cancelled.
+	 * @param timeout the maximum time to wait.
+	 * @param unit the time unit of the timeout argument.
+	 * @return The value associated with this future.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public T get(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
+		return this.listenableFuture.get(timeout, unit);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Subclasses can override this method to implement interruption of the future's
+	 * computation. The method is invoked automatically by a successful call to
+	 * {@link #cancel(boolean) cancel(true)}.
+	 *
+	 * <p>The default implementation does nothing.
+	 */
+	protected void interruptTask() {
+	}
+
+
+	private static class SettableTask<T> implements Callable<T> {
+
+		private static final String NO_VALUE = SettableListenableFuture.class.getName() + ".NO_VALUE";
+
+		private final AtomicReference<Object> value = new AtomicReference<Object>(NO_VALUE);
+
+		private volatile boolean cancelled = false;
+
+
+		public boolean setValue(Object value) {
+			if (this.cancelled) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			return this.value.compareAndSet(NO_VALUE, value);
+		}
+
+		public void setCancelled() {
+			this.cancelled = true;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public T call() throws Exception {
+			if (value.get() instanceof Exception) {
+				throw (Exception) value.get();
+			}
+			return (T) value.get();
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/concurrent/SettableListenableFutureTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/concurrent/SettableListenableFutureTests.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.util.concurrent;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.CancellationException;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author Mattias Severson
+ */
+public class SettableListenableFutureTests {
+
+	private SettableListenableFuture<String> settableListenableFuture;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() {
+		settableListenableFuture = new SettableListenableFuture<String>();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void validateInitialValues() {
+		assertFalse(settableListenableFuture.isDone());
+		assertFalse(settableListenableFuture.isCancelled());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void returnsSetValue() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+		String string = "hello";
+		boolean wasSet = settableListenableFuture.set(string);
+		assertTrue(wasSet);
+		assertThat(settableListenableFuture.get(), equalTo(string));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void setValueUpdatesDoneStatus() {
+		settableListenableFuture.set("hello");
+		assertTrue(settableListenableFuture.isDone());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void throwsSetExceptionWrappedInExecutionException() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+		Throwable exception = new RuntimeException();
+		boolean wasSet = settableListenableFuture.setException(exception);
+		assertTrue(wasSet);
+		try {
+			settableListenableFuture.get();
+			fail("Expected ExecutionException");
+		}
+		catch (ExecutionException ex) {
+			assertThat(ex.getCause(), equalTo(exception));
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void setValueTriggersCallback() {
+		String string = "hello";
+		final String[] callbackHolder = new String[1];
+		settableListenableFuture.addCallback(new ListenableFutureCallback<String>() {
+			@Override
+			public void onSuccess(String result) {
+				callbackHolder[0] = result;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
+				fail("Expected onSuccess() to be called");
+			}
+		});
+		settableListenableFuture.set(string);
+		assertThat(callbackHolder[0], equalTo(string));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void setValueTriggersCallbackOnlyOnce() {
+		String string = "hello";
+		final String[] callbackHolder = new String[1];
+		settableListenableFuture.addCallback(new ListenableFutureCallback<String>() {
+			@Override
+			public void onSuccess(String result) {
+				callbackHolder[0] = result;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
+				fail("Expected onSuccess() to be called");
+			}
+		});
+		settableListenableFuture.set(string);
+		assertFalse(settableListenableFuture.set("good bye"));
+		assertThat(callbackHolder[0], equalTo(string));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void setExceptionTriggersCallback() {
+		Throwable exception = new RuntimeException();
+		final Throwable[] callbackHolder = new Throwable[1];
+		settableListenableFuture.addCallback(new ListenableFutureCallback<String>() {
+			@Override
+			public void onSuccess(String result) {
+				fail("Expected onFailure() to be called");
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
+				callbackHolder[0] = t;
+			}
+		});
+		settableListenableFuture.setException(exception);
+		assertThat(callbackHolder[0], equalTo(exception));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void setExceptionTriggersCallbackOnlyOnce() {
+		Throwable exception = new RuntimeException();
+		final Throwable[] callbackHolder = new Throwable[1];
+		settableListenableFuture.addCallback(new ListenableFutureCallback<String>() {
+			@Override
+			public void onSuccess(String result) {
+				fail("Expected onFailure() to be called");
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
+				callbackHolder[0] = t;
+			}
+		});
+		settableListenableFuture.setException(exception);
+		assertFalse(settableListenableFuture.setException(new IllegalArgumentException()));
+		assertThat(callbackHolder[0], equalTo(exception));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void nullIsAcceptedAsValueToSet() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+		settableListenableFuture.set(null);
+		assertNull(settableListenableFuture.get());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getWaitsForCompletion() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+		final String string = "hello";
+		new Thread(new Runnable() {
+			@Override
+			public void run() {
+				try {
+					Thread.sleep(20L);
+					settableListenableFuture.set(string);
+				} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+					throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				}
+			}
+		}).start();
+		String value = settableListenableFuture.get();
+		assertThat(value, equalTo(string));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getWithTimeoutThrowsTimeoutException() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+		try {
+			settableListenableFuture.get(1L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+			fail("Expected TimeoutException");
+		} catch (TimeoutException ex) {
+			// expected
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getWithTimeoutWaitsForCompletion() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException, TimeoutException {
+		final String string = "hello";
+		new Thread(new Runnable() {
+			@Override
+			public void run() {
+				try {
+					Thread.sleep(20L);
+					settableListenableFuture.set(string);
+				} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+					throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				}
+			}
+		}).start();
+		String value = settableListenableFuture.get(100L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+		assertThat(value, equalTo(string));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelPreventsValueFromBeingSet() {
+		boolean wasCancelled = settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+		assertTrue(wasCancelled);
+		boolean wasSet = settableListenableFuture.set("hello");
+		assertFalse(wasSet);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelSetsFutureToDone() {
+		settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+		assertTrue(settableListenableFuture.isDone());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelWithMayInterruptIfRunningTrueCallsOverridenMethod() {
+		InterruptableSettableListenableFuture tested = new InterruptableSettableListenableFuture();
+		tested.cancel(true);
+		assertTrue(tested.calledInterruptTask());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelWithMayInterruptIfRunningFalseDoesNotCallOverridenMethod() {
+		InterruptableSettableListenableFuture tested = new InterruptableSettableListenableFuture();
+		tested.cancel(false);
+		assertFalse(tested.calledInterruptTask());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void setPreventsCancel() {
+		boolean wasSet = settableListenableFuture.set("hello");
+		assertTrue(wasSet);
+		boolean wasCancelled = settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+		assertFalse(wasCancelled);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelPreventsExceptionFromBeingSet() {
+		boolean wasCancelled = settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+		assertTrue(wasCancelled);
+		boolean wasSet = settableListenableFuture.setException(new RuntimeException());
+		assertFalse(wasSet);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void setExceptionPreventsCancel() {
+		boolean wasSet = settableListenableFuture.setException(new RuntimeException());
+		assertTrue(wasSet);
+		boolean wasCancelled = settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+		assertFalse(wasCancelled);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelStateThrowsExceptionWhenCallingGet() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+		settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+		try {
+			settableListenableFuture.get();
+			fail("Expected CancellationException");
+		}
+		catch (CancellationException ex) {
+			// expected
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelStateThrowsExceptionWhenCallingGetWithTimeout() throws ExecutionException, TimeoutException, InterruptedException {
+		new Thread(new Runnable() {
+			@Override
+			public void run() {
+				try {
+					Thread.sleep(20L);
+					settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+				} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+					throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+				}
+			}
+		}).start();
+		try {
+			settableListenableFuture.get(100L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+			fail("Expected CancellationException");
+		} catch (CancellationException ex) {
+			// expected
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelDoesNotNotifyCallbacksOnSet() {
+		ListenableFutureCallback callback = mock(ListenableFutureCallback.class);
+		settableListenableFuture.addCallback(callback);
+		settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+
+		verify(callback).onFailure(any(CancellationException.class));
+		verifyNoMoreInteractions(callback);
+
+		settableListenableFuture.set("hello");
+		verifyNoMoreInteractions(callback);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void cancelDoesNotNotifyCallbacksOnSetException() {
+		ListenableFutureCallback callback = mock(ListenableFutureCallback.class);
+		settableListenableFuture.addCallback(callback);
+		settableListenableFuture.cancel(true);
+
+		verify(callback).onFailure(any(CancellationException.class));
+		verifyNoMoreInteractions(callback);
+
+		settableListenableFuture.setException(new RuntimeException());
+		verifyNoMoreInteractions(callback);
+	}
+	
+	private static class InterruptableSettableListenableFuture extends SettableListenableFuture<String> {
+
+		private boolean interrupted = false;
+		
+		@Override
+		protected void interruptTask() {
+			interrupted = true;
+		}
+		
+		boolean calledInterruptTask() {
+			return interrupted;
+		}
+	}
+}