class Future {
  // ...
  Future<R> then<R>(
    FutureOr<R> callback(T value), // ...
  ) {
    // Notify zone about callback for async operation
    callback = Zone.current.registerUnaryCallback(callback);
    final result = Future();
    // Schedule to complete [result] when async operation ends
    _addListener(_FutureListener.then(
      result,
      callback, // ...
    ));
    return result;
  }
}

class _FutureListener {
  // ...
  FutureOr<T> handleValue(S value) =>
      // Call scheduled work inside zone that was saved in [result] Future
      result._zone.runUnary(_callback, value);
}