Query returns first result
Review this Go helper that races a primary and a fallback backend and returns whichever answers first.
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1func Query(ctx context.Context, primary, fallback Backend) (Result, error) {
2 ch := make(chan Result)
3 go func() { ch <- primary.Do(ctx) }()
4 go func() { ch <- fallback.Do(ctx) }()
5
6 select {
7 case r := <-ch:
8 return r, nil
9 case <-ctx.Done():
10 return Result{}, ctx.Err()
11 }
12}
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