CompletableFuture for async programming

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CompletableFuture enables non-blocking asynchronous programming in Java. I use supplyAsync() to run tasks in thread pools and thenApply() to chain transformations. thenCompose() flattens nested futures, while thenCombine() merges independent futures. Exception handling uses exceptionally() or handle() to recover from failures. allOf() waits for multiple futures, anyOf() completes when any finishes. CompletableFuture integrates with Spring's @Async for method-level parallelism. Callbacks execute on completion without blocking threads. Custom executors control thread pool behavior. The API supports both callback and imperative styles with join() or get(). CompletableFuture improves throughput by freeing threads during I/O operations, essential for scalable microservices.