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/// Proposed | |
/// A file which may or may not be async | |
struct ?async File { | |
file_descriptor: std::os::RawFd, // shared field in all contexts | |
async waker: Waker, // field only available in async contexts | |
!async meta: Metadata, // field only available in non-async contexts | |
} | |
impl ?async File { | |
/// Attempts to open a file in read-only mode. | |
?async fn open(path: Path) -> io::Result<Self> { | |
if is_async() { // compiler built-in function | |
// create an async `File` here; can use `.await` | |
} else { | |
// create a non-async `File` here | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
/// My Bad Idea? | |
struct async(Either) File { | |
file_descriptor: std::os::RawFd, // shared field in all contexts | |
// or maybe async(Enabled) | |
async(Required) waker: Waker, // field only available in async contexts | |
// or maybe async(Disabled) | |
async(Never) Metadata, // field only available in non-async contexts | |
} | |
impl async(Either) File { | |
/// Attempts to open a file in read-only mode. | |
async(Either) fn open(path: Path) -> io::Result<Self> { | |
match async_context() { | |
async::Enabled => { /* create an async `File` here; can use `.await` */ }, | |
async::Disabled => { /* create a non-async `File` here */ }, | |
} | |
} | |
} |
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