var (
backgroundCtx = new(emptyCtx)
)
+
+// BackgroundContext returns a context that will never be canceled, has no
+// values, and no deadline. This context is used by the SDK to provide
+// backwards compatibility with non-context API operations and functionality.
+//
+// Go 1.6 and before:
+// This context function is equivalent to context.Background in the Go stdlib.
+//
+// Go 1.7 and later:
+// The context returned will be the value returned by context.Background()
+//
+// See https://golang.org/pkg/context for more information on Contexts.
+func BackgroundContext() Context {
+ return backgroundCtx
+}