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Add possibility control Flow completion from the outside (`KillSwitch`)

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
scala

Research direction

Start by reading the linked Akka KillSwitch documentation, then locate the repository's Flow API and its completion handling. The issue names no files or tests; done should be defined as external control of Flow completion with behavior matching the documented KillSwitch concept, backed by focused tests.

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Description

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As described in KillSwitches

Dominant language
Scala
Stars
524
Forks
36
Avg merge
40m
Merged PRs (30d)
15

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First steps

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