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+/**
+ * An "async function" in the context of Async is an asynchronous function with
+ * a variable number of parameters, with the final parameter being a callback.
+ * (`function (arg1, arg2, ..., callback) {}`)
+ * The final callback is of the form `callback(err, results...)`, which must be
+ * called once the function is completed. The callback should be called with a
+ * Error as its first argument to signal that an error occurred.
+ * Otherwise, if no error occurred, it should be called with `null` as the first
+ * argument, and any additional `result` arguments that may apply, to signal
+ * successful completion.
+ * The callback must be called exactly once, ideally on a later tick of the
+ * JavaScript event loop.
+ *
+ * This type of function is also referred to as a "Node-style async function",
+ * or a "continuation passing-style function" (CPS). Most of the methods of this
+ * library are themselves CPS/Node-style async functions, or functions that
+ * return CPS/Node-style async functions.
+ *
+ * Wherever we accept a Node-style async function, we also directly accept an
+ * [ES2017 `async` function]{@link https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/async_function}.
+ * In this case, the `async` function will not be passed a final callback
+ * argument, and any thrown error will be used as the `err` argument of the
+ * implicit callback, and the return value will be used as the `result` value.
+ * (i.e. a `rejected` of the returned Promise becomes the `err` callback
+ * argument, and a `resolved` value becomes the `result`.)
+ *
+ * Note, due to JavaScript limitations, we can only detect native `async`
+ * functions and not transpilied implementations.
+ * Your environment must have `async`/`await` support for this to work.
+ * (e.g. Node > v7.6, or a recent version of a modern browser).
+ * If you are using `async` functions through a transpiler (e.g. Babel), you
+ * must still wrap the function with [asyncify]{@link module:Utils.asyncify},
+ * because the `async function` will be compiled to an ordinary function that
+ * returns a promise.
+ *
+ * @typedef {Function} AsyncFunction
+ * @static
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Async is a utility module which provides straight-forward, powerful functions
+ * for working with asynchronous JavaScript. Although originally designed for
+ * use with [Node.js](http://nodejs.org) and installable via
+ * `npm install --save async`, it can also be used directly in the browser.
+ * @module async
+ * @see AsyncFunction
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * A collection of `async` functions for manipulating collections, such as
+ * arrays and objects.
+ * @module Collections
+ */
+
+/**
+ * A collection of `async` functions for controlling the flow through a script.
+ * @module ControlFlow
+ */
+
+/**
+ * A collection of `async` utility functions.
+ * @module Utils
+ */
+
+/*__imports__*/
+
+export default {
+/*__default_object__*/
+
+ // aliases
+/*__default_aliases__*/
+};
+
+export {
+/*__exports__*/
+
+ // Aliases
+/*__alias_exports__*/
+};