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I don't get it - what library? I may have an `async` function and this is part of the Rust language, not tied to any library. Can I make it into a blocking func

• pas 6y ago
  "async/await" is just syntactic sugar for a function that returns a Future plus a state machine at yield points. You need a library (executor) to run that Future (execute that function). The Rust standard library's block_on uses a global ThreadPool, and the docs recommend using a LocalPool if you need finer grained control. So, to answer your question it depends on the executor (the thing that implements block_on).
  • steveklabnik 6y ago
    (To be clear, block_on is not in the Rust standard library.)
    • pas 6y ago
      ah, darn, thanks! So for anyone reading for the correct details: the block_on I was thinking of is part of the futures crate, which is not in std, it's not an "official library".
      • steveklabnik 6y ago
        It's all good! It was proposed, but decided to have an RFC first. Your point is still correct, just wanted to make sure to clarify this detail :)