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`async fn`s are not yet supported in Rust.
`async fn`s are not yet supported in traits in Rust.
Erroneous code example:
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}
```
`async fn`s normally return an `impl Future`, making the following two examples equivalent:
`async fn`s return an `impl Future`, making the following two examples equivalent:
```edition2018,ignore (example-of-desugaring-equivalence)
async fn foo() -> User {
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```
But when it comes to supporting this in traits, there are [a few implementation
issues][async-is-hard], one of which is that returning `impl Trait` in traits is not supported,
issues][async-is-hard]. One of them is returning `impl Trait` in traits is not supported,
as it would require [Generic Associated Types] to be supported:
```edition2018,ignore (example-of-desugaring-equivalence)
@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ impl MyDatabase {
}
```
Until these issues are resolved, you can use the [`async-trait` crate], which allows you to use
this feature by sidesteping the language feature issue by desugaring to "boxed futures"
Until these issues are resolved, you can use the [`async-trait` crate], allowing you to use
`async fn` in traits by desugaring to "boxed futures"
(`Pin<Box<dyn Future + Send + 'async>>`):
```edition2018,ignore (example-of-desugaring-equivalence)
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[`async-trait` crate]: https://crates.io/crates/async-trait
[async-is-hard]: https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2019/10/26/async-fn-in-traits-are-hard/
[Generic Associated Types]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/44265
[async book]: https://rust-lang.github.io/async-book/07_workarounds/06_async_in_traits.html
[async book]: https://rust-lang.github.io/async-book/07_workarounds/06_async_in_traits.html