gistfile1.java

package com.mirth.stevek.rxtest;

import rx.Observable;
import rx.functions.Action1;
import rx.functions.Func1;
import rx.functions.Func3;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.*;

public class FutureTest1 {

    public static void run() throws Exception {
        final ExecutorService executor = new ThreadPoolExecutor(4, 4, 1, TimeUnit.MINUTES, new LinkedBlockingQueue<Runnable>());
        try {

            Future<String> f1 = executor.submit(new CallToRemoteServiceA());
            Observable<String> f1Observable = Observable.from(f1);
            Observable<String> f3Observable = f1Observable
                .flatMap(new Func1<String, Observable<String>>() {
                    @Override
                    public Observable<String> call(String s) {
                        System.out.println("Observed from f1: " + s);
                        Future<String> f3 = executor.submit(new CallToRemoteServiceC(s));
                        return Observable.from(f3);
                    }
                });

            Future<Integer> f2 = executor.submit(new CallToRemoteServiceB());
            Observable<Integer> f2Observable = Observable.from(f2);
            Observable<Integer> f4Observable = f2Observable
                .flatMap(new Func1<Integer, Observable<Integer>>() {
                    @Override
                    public Observable<Integer> call(Integer integer) {
                        System.out.println("Observed from f2: " + integer);
                        Future<Integer> f4 = executor.submit(new CallToRemoteServiceD(integer));
                        return Observable.from(f4);
                    }
                });

            Observable<Integer> f5Observable = f2Observable
                .flatMap(new Func1<Integer, Observable<Integer>>() {
                    @Override
                    public Observable<Integer> call(Integer integer) {
                        System.out.println("Observed from f2: " + integer);
                        Future<Integer> f5 = executor.submit(new CallToRemoteServiceE(integer));
                        return Observable.from(f5);
                    }
                });

            Observable.zip(f3Observable, f4Observable, f5Observable, new Func3<String, Integer, Integer, Map<String, String>>() {
                @Override
                public Map<String, String> call(String s, Integer integer, Integer integer2) {
                    Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
                    map.put("f3", s);
                    map.put("f4", String.valueOf(integer));
                    map.put("f5", String.valueOf(integer2));
                    return map;
                }
            }).subscribe(new Action1<Map<String, String>>() {
                @Override
                public void call(Map<String, String> map) {
                    System.out.println(map.get("f3") + " => " + (Integer.valueOf(map.get("f4")) * Integer.valueOf(map.get("f5"))));
                }
            });

        } finally {
            executor.shutdownNow();
        }
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        try {
            long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
            run();
            System.out.println("Finished in: " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - start) + "ms");

        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    private static final class CallToRemoteServiceA implements Callable<String> {
        @Override
        public String call() throws Exception {
            System.out.println("A called");
            // simulate fetching data from remote service
            Thread.sleep(100);
            return "responseA";
        }
    }

    private static final class CallToRemoteServiceB implements Callable<Integer> {
        @Override
        public Integer call() throws Exception {
            System.out.println("B called");
            // simulate fetching data from remote service
            Thread.sleep(40);
            return 100;
        }
    }

    private static final class CallToRemoteServiceC implements Callable<String> {

        private final String dependencyFromA;

        public CallToRemoteServiceC(String dependencyFromA) {
            this.dependencyFromA = dependencyFromA;
        }

        @Override
        public String call() throws Exception {
            System.out.println("C called");
            // simulate fetching data from remote service
            Thread.sleep(60);
            return "responseB_" + dependencyFromA;
        }
    }

    private static final class CallToRemoteServiceD implements Callable<Integer> {

        private final Integer dependencyFromB;

        public CallToRemoteServiceD(Integer dependencyFromB) {
            this.dependencyFromB = dependencyFromB;
        }

        @Override
        public Integer call() throws Exception {
            System.out.println("D called");
            // simulate fetching data from remote service
            Thread.sleep(140);
            return 40 + dependencyFromB;
        }
    }

    private static final class CallToRemoteServiceE implements Callable<Integer> {

        private final Integer dependencyFromB;

        public CallToRemoteServiceE(Integer dependencyFromB) {
            this.dependencyFromB = dependencyFromB;
        }

        @Override
        public Integer call() throws Exception {
            System.out.println("E called");
            // simulate fetching data from remote service
            Thread.sleep(55);
            return 5000 + dependencyFromB;
        }
    }

}

Awesome !!!
Thanks ..

Wonderful !!!

Nice !!!

Is it possible to zip f1Observable and f2Observable too with f3Observable, f4Observable and f5Observable?

Amazing!!!