async_poller.rs

use std::sync::Arc;
use std::sync::mpsc::{SyncSender, sync_channel};
use std::thread;

use futures::{self, Async, Future};
use futures::executor::{Notify, Spawn};

pub type VoidFuture = Box<Future<Item = (), Error = ()>>;

pub fn consume(mut fut: VoidFuture) {
    let (tx, rx) = sync_channel(1);
    let mut spawned = futures::executor::spawn(fut);
    let notifier = Arc::new(AsyncNotifier { sender: Arc::new(tx) });

    loop {
        match spawned.poll_future_notify(&notifier, 0) {
            Ok(Async::Ready(_)) => {
                debug!("Async future finished");
                break;
            }
            Ok(Async::NotReady) => {
                debug!("Async future not ready");
                if let Err(_) = rx.recv() {
                    error!("Error waiting for future. Aborting");
                    break;
                }
                debug!("Async future woke up");
            }
            Err(_) => {
                error!("Error polling async future.");
                break;
            }
        }
    }
}

#[derive(Clone)]
struct AsyncNotifier {
    sender: Arc<SyncSender<()>>,
}

impl Notify for AsyncNotifier {
    fn notify(&self, id: usize) {
        debug!("AsyncNotifier received notification");
        let _ = self.sender.send(());
    }
}