How do I set deadlines and timeouts with context?

In Go, you can manage deadlines and timeouts using the `context` package, which allows you to pass a context through your application to control cancellation signals and deadlines.

Context is useful for managing timeouts in functions, making it easy to handle long-running tasks. Here’s an example of how to set a deadline and timeout using context:


        package main
        
        import (
            "context"
            "fmt"
            "time"
        )
        
        func main() {
            ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
            defer cancel()
        
            go func() {
                // Simulating a long-running task
                time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
                fmt.Println("Task finished")
                cancel() // Cancel the context when the task finishes
            }()
        
            select {
            case <-ctx.Done():
                // Handle the case when the context is done (either timeout or manually canceled)
                fmt.Println("Operation timed out:", ctx.Err())
            }
        
            fmt.Println("Finished execution")
        }

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