...The library encourages a disciplined pattern: pass a token into your task, periodically check it, and unwind gracefully when cancellation is requested. This approach avoids brittle timeouts and “fire-and-forget” leaks by making cancellation a first-class concern. CAF is framework-agnostic and pairs well with fetch, timers, or custom async primitives, giving you a consistent contract for stopping in-flight operations. The result is safer UI interactions and services that don’t keep doing work the user no longer needs.