* that returns a {@code ClosingFuture} to its value. The function can use a {@link
   * DeferredCloser} to capture objects to be closed when the pipeline is done (other than those
   * captured by the returned {@link ClosingFuture}).
   *
   * <p>If this {@code ClosingFuture} succeeds, the derived one will be equivalent to the one
   * returned by the function.
   *