diff --git a/promise/pom.xml b/promise/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!--
+
+    The MIT License
+    Copyright (c) 2014 Ilkka Seppälä
+
+    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+    of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+    in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+    to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+    copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+    furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+    all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+    IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+    AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+    LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+    OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+    THE SOFTWARE.
+
+-->
+<project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>com.iluwatar</groupId>
+    <artifactId>java-design-patterns</artifactId>
+    <version>1.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+  <artifactId>promise</artifactId>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+      <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+</project>
diff --git a/promise/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/promise/App.java b/promise/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/promise/App.java
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+package com.iluwatar.promise;
+
+public class App {
+
+  /**
+   * Program entry point
+   * @param args arguments
+   */
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    ThreadAsyncExecutor executor = new ThreadAsyncExecutor();
+    executor.execute(() -> {
+      Thread.sleep(1000);
+      return 10;
+    }).then(value -> {System.out.println("Consumed the value: " + value);})
+    .then(nullVal -> {System.out.println("Post consuming value");});
+    
+    
+    executor.execute(() -> {
+      Thread.sleep(1000);
+      return "10";
+     }).then(value -> {return 10 + Integer.parseInt(value);})
+    .then(intValue -> {System.out.println("Consumed int value: " + intValue);});
+  }
+}
diff --git a/promise/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/promise/ListenableAsyncResult.java b/promise/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/promise/ListenableAsyncResult.java
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+package com.iluwatar.promise;
+
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+import com.iluwatar.async.method.invocation.AsyncResult;
+
+public interface ListenableAsyncResult<T> extends AsyncResult<T> {
+  ListenableAsyncResult<Void> then(Consumer<? super T> action);
+  <V> ListenableAsyncResult<V> then(Function<? super T, V> func);
+  ListenableAsyncResult<T> error(Consumer<? extends Throwable> action);
+}
diff --git a/promise/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/promise/PromiseAsyncExecutor.java b/promise/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/promise/PromiseAsyncExecutor.java
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+package com.iluwatar.promise;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+
+public interface PromiseAsyncExecutor {
+  <T> ListenableAsyncResult<T> execute(Callable<T> task);
+}
diff --git a/promise/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/promise/ThreadAsyncExecutor.java b/promise/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/promise/ThreadAsyncExecutor.java
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+package com.iluwatar.promise;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+public class ThreadAsyncExecutor implements PromiseAsyncExecutor {
+  
+  /** Index for thread naming */
+  private final AtomicInteger idx = new AtomicInteger(0);
+  
+  @Override
+  public <T> ListenableAsyncResult<T> execute(Callable<T> task) {
+    Promise<T> promise = new Promise<>();
+    new Thread(() -> {
+      try {
+        promise.setValue(task.call());
+        promise.postComplete();
+      } catch (Exception ex) {
+        promise.setException(ex);
+      }
+    } , "executor-" + idx.incrementAndGet()).start();
+    return promise;
+  }
+  
+  // TODO there is scope of extending the completable future from async method invocation project. Do that.
+  private class Promise<T> implements ListenableAsyncResult<T> {
+
+    static final int RUNNING = 1;
+    static final int FAILED = 2;
+    static final int COMPLETED = 3;
+
+    final Object lock;
+    volatile int state = RUNNING;
+    T value;
+    Exception exception;
+    Runnable fulfilmentAction;
+
+    public Promise() {
+      this.lock = new Object();
+    }
+
+    void postComplete() {
+      fulfilmentAction.run();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the value from successful execution and executes callback if available. Notifies any thread waiting for
+     * completion.
+     *
+     * @param value
+     *          value of the evaluated task
+     */
+    public void setValue(T value) {
+      this.value = value;
+      this.state = COMPLETED;
+      synchronized (lock) {
+        lock.notifyAll();
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the exception from failed execution and executes callback if available. Notifies any thread waiting for
+     * completion.
+     *
+     * @param exception
+     *          exception of the failed task
+     */
+    public void setException(Exception exception) {
+      this.exception = exception;
+      this.state = FAILED;
+      synchronized (lock) {
+        lock.notifyAll();
+      }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isCompleted() {
+      return state > RUNNING;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public T getValue() throws ExecutionException {
+      if (state == COMPLETED) {
+        return value;
+      } else if (state == FAILED) {
+        throw new ExecutionException(exception);
+      } else {
+        throw new IllegalStateException("Execution not completed yet");
+      }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void await() throws InterruptedException {
+      synchronized (lock) {
+        if (!isCompleted()) {
+          lock.wait();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ListenableAsyncResult<Void> then(Consumer<? super T> action) {
+      Promise<Void> dest = new Promise<>();
+      fulfilmentAction = new ConsumeAction(this, dest, action);
+      return dest;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <V> ListenableAsyncResult<V> then(Function<? super T, V> func) {
+      Promise<V> dest = new Promise<>();
+      fulfilmentAction = new FunctionAction<V>(this, dest, func);
+      return dest;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ListenableAsyncResult<T> error(Consumer<? extends Throwable> action) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    
+    private class ConsumeAction implements Runnable {
+
+      private Promise<T> current;
+      private Promise<Void> dest;
+      private Consumer<? super T> action;
+
+      public ConsumeAction(Promise<T> current, Promise<Void> dest, Consumer<? super T> action) {
+        this.current = current;
+        this.dest = dest;
+        this.action = action;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        try {
+          action.accept(current.getValue());
+          dest.setValue(null);
+        } catch (ExecutionException e) {
+          // TODO Auto-generated catch block
+          e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        dest.postComplete();
+      }
+    }
+    
+    private class FunctionAction<V> implements Runnable {
+
+      private Promise<T> current;
+      private Promise<V> dest;
+      private Function<? super T, V> func;
+
+      public FunctionAction(Promise<T> current, Promise<V> dest, Function<? super T, V> func) {
+        this.current = current;
+        this.dest = dest;
+        this.func = func;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        try {
+          V result = func.apply(current.getValue());
+          dest.setValue(result);
+        } catch (ExecutionException e) {
+          // TODO Auto-generated catch block
+          e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        dest.postComplete();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+ }
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