Add support for merging timeouts into an existing future

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    • Type: New Feature
    • Resolution: Won't Fix
    • Priority: Major - P3
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    • Component/s: Internal Code
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      Currently it's quite cumbersome to add a timeout that cancels; to a future. It generally involves a shared_ptr control block, an atomic and much sadness.

      We need something like:

      funcThatFutures().addTimeout(Duration)

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            [DO NOT USE] Backlog - Service Architecture
            Reporter:
            Mira Carey
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