trying to setup a jobs flag

src/apatheia/jobs.nim

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import std/tables
 import std/macros
+import std/locks
 
 import ./queues
 import ./memretainers
 
 import taskpools
+import threading/smartptrs
 import chronos
 import chronicles
 
@@ -33,13 +35,19 @@ logScope:
 type
   JobQueue*[T] = ref object ## job queue object
     queue*: SignalQueue[(JobId, T)]
-    futures*: Table[JobId, Future[T]]
+    futures*: Table[JobId, (Future[T], SharedPtr[JobFlags])]
     taskpool*: Taskpool
     running*: bool
 
+  JobFlags* = object ## hold the result of a job after it finishes
+    lock*: Lock
+    isRunning*: bool
+    isCancelled*: bool
+  
   JobResult*[T] = object ## hold the result of a job after it finishes
     id*: JobId
     queue*: SignalQueue[(JobId, T)]
+    flags*: SharedPtr[JobFlags]
 
   OpenArrayHolder*[T] = object
     data*: ptr UncheckedArray[T]
@@ -65,7 +73,9 @@ proc processJobs*[T](jobs: JobQueue[T]) {.async.} =
     let (id, ret) = await(jobs.queue.wait()).get()
     trace "got job result", jobId = id
     releaseMemory(id) # always release any retained memory
-    if (var fut: Future[T]; jobs.futures.pop(id, fut)):
+    var futTuple: (Future[T], SharedPtr[JobFlags])
+    if jobs.futures.pop(id, futTuple):
+      let fut = futTuple[0]
       if not fut.finished():
         fut.complete(ret)
     else:
@@ -76,9 +86,10 @@ proc createFuture*[T](jobs: JobQueue[T], name: static string): (JobResult[T], Fu
   ## Creates a future that returns the result of the associated job.
   let fut = newFuture[T](name)
   let id = fut.jobId()
-  jobs.futures[id] = fut
+  let flags = newSharedPtr(JobFlags)
+  jobs.futures[id] = (fut, flags)
   trace "job added: ", numberJobs = jobs.futures.len()
-  return (JobResult[T](id: id, queue: jobs.queue), fut)
+  return (JobResult[T](id: id, queue: jobs.queue, flags: flags), fut)
 
 proc newJobQueue*[T](
     maxItems: int = 0, taskpool: Taskpool = Taskpool.new()