[−][src]Trait futures::prelude::SpawnExt

pub trait SpawnExt: Spawn {
    fn spawn<Fut>(&mut self, future: Fut) -> Result<(), SpawnError>
    where
        Fut: Future<Output = ()> + Send + 'static,
    { ... }

    fn spawn_with_handle<Fut>(
        &mut self, 
        future: Fut
    ) -> Result<JoinHandle<<Fut as Future>::Output>, SpawnError>
    where
        Fut: Future + Send + 'static,
        <Fut as Future>::Output: Send,
    { ... }
}

Extension trait for Spawn

Provided Methods

Spawns a task that polls the given future with output () to completion.

This method returns a Result that contains a [SpawnError] if spawning fails.

You can use spawn_with_handle if you want to spawn a future with output other than () or if you want to be able to await its completion.

Note this method will eventually be replaced with the upcoming Spawn::spawn method which will take a dyn Future as input. Technical limitations prevent Spawn::spawn from being implemented today. Feel free to use this method in the meantime.

#![feature(async_await, await_macro, futures_api)]
use futures::executor::ThreadPool;
use futures::task::SpawnExt;

let mut executor = ThreadPool::new().unwrap();

let future = async { /* ... */ };
executor.spawn(future).unwrap();

Spawns a task that polls the given future to completion and returns a future that resolves to the spawned future's output.

This method returns a Result that contains a [JoinHandle], or, if spawning fails, a [SpawnError]. [JoinHandle] is a future that resolves to the output of the spawned future.

#![feature(async_await, await_macro, futures_api)]
use futures::executor::ThreadPool;
use futures::future;
use futures::task::SpawnExt;

let mut executor = ThreadPool::new().unwrap();

let future = future::ready(1);
let join_handle = executor.spawn_with_handle(future).unwrap();
assert_eq!(await!(join_handle), 1);

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