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+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: hazelnoot and other Sharkey contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+import { AbortedError } from '@/misc/errors/AbortedError.js';
+
+export function throwIfAborted(signal: AbortSignal): void {
+	if (signal.aborted) {
+		throw new AbortedError(signal);
+	}
+}
+
+export function rejectIfAborted(signal: AbortSignal): Promise<void> {
+	if (signal.aborted) {
+		return Promise.reject(new AbortedError(signal));
+	} else {
+		return Promise.resolve();
+	}
+}