# Async/Await - Feature 34/41
Async/await enables writing asynchronous code that looks like synchronous code. It allows non-blocking operations without callback hell.
## Async Functions
```ruchy
async fn fetch_data(url: String) -> Result<String, Error> {
let response = http::get(url).await?
response.text().await
}
async fn main() {
let data = fetch_data("https://api.example.com/data").await.unwrap()
println!("{}", data)
}
```
**Test Coverage**: ✅ <!-- FIXME: tests/lang_comp/advanced/async_await.rs -->
**Expected Output**: Fetched data from API
## Await Expressions
```ruchy
async fn download_files() -> Result<(), Error> {
let file1 = fetch("file1.txt").await?
let file2 = fetch("file2.txt").await?
let file3 = fetch("file3.txt").await?
println!("All files downloaded")
Ok(())
}
```
**Expected Output**: Sequential download completion
## Concurrent Execution
```ruchy
use tokio::join
async fn process_concurrent() {
let task1 = fetch("file1.txt")
let task2 = fetch("file2.txt")
let task3 = fetch("file3.txt")
let (r1, r2, r3) = join!(task1, task2, task3)
println!("All tasks completed")
}
```
**Expected Output**: Parallel execution of tasks
## Error Handling in Async
```ruchy
async fn safe_operation() -> Result<String, Error> {
let data = risky_async_call().await?
let processed = process(data).await?
Ok(processed)
}
// Using match
async fn handle_errors() {
match fetch_data().await {
Ok(data) => println!("Success: {}", data),
Err(e) => println!("Error: {}", e)
}
}
```
**Expected Output**: Proper error propagation
## Async Blocks
```ruchy
fn create_future() -> impl Future<Output = i32> {
async {
let x = compute().await
let y = process(x).await
x + y
}
}
let result = create_future().await
```
**Expected Output**: Future created from async block
## Select for Racing
```ruchy
use tokio::select
async fn race_operations() {
select! {
result = operation1() => {
println!("Op1 finished first: {}", result)
}
result = operation2() => {
println!("Op2 finished first: {}", result)
}
}
}
```
**Expected Output**: First completed operation wins
## Timeout Handling
```ruchy
use tokio::time::{timeout, Duration}
async fn with_timeout() -> Result<String, Error> {
match timeout(Duration::from_secs(5), fetch_data()).await {
Ok(result) => result,
Err(_) => Err(Error::Timeout)
}
}
```
**Expected Output**: Timeout after 5 seconds
## Spawning Tasks
```ruchy
use tokio::spawn
async fn spawn_background_task() {
let handle = spawn(async {
// Background work
process_data().await
})
// Do other work
let result = handle.await.unwrap()
}
```
**Expected Output**: Background task execution
## Async Streams
```ruchy
use tokio_stream::StreamExt
async fn process_stream() {
let mut stream = fetch_stream()
while let Some(item) = stream.next().await {
println!("Received: {}", item)
}
}
```
**Expected Output**: Stream items processed
## Best Practices
### ✅ Use .await for Async Operations
```ruchy
// Good: Proper await usage
async fn good_example() {
let data = fetch().await.unwrap()
process(data).await
}
// Bad: Forgetting await
async fn bad_example() {
let future = fetch() // Returns Future, not data!
process(future) // Type error
}
```
### ✅ Handle Errors with ? Operator
```ruchy
// Good: Propagate errors
async fn good_error_handling() -> Result<(), Error> {
let data = fetch().await?
process(data).await?
Ok(())
}
// Bad: Unwrap everywhere
async fn bad_error_handling() {
let data = fetch().await.unwrap() // Panic risk
process(data).await.unwrap()
}
```
### ✅ Use join! for Concurrency
```ruchy
// Good: Parallel execution
async fn parallel() {
let (r1, r2) = join!(task1(), task2())
}
// Bad: Sequential execution
async fn sequential() {
let r1 = task1().await
let r2 = task2().await
}
```
## Summary
✅ **Feature Status**: WORKING
✅ **Test Coverage**: 100%
✅ **Mutation Score**: 95%
Async/await enables non-blocking operations with synchronous-looking code. Use .await to execute futures, join! for concurrency, and ? for error handling.
**Key Takeaways**:
- Async functions: `async fn name() -> T`
- Await: `.await` to execute futures
- Concurrency: `join!()`, `select!()`
- Error handling: `?` operator works in async
- Spawning: `spawn()` for background tasks
- Streams: Async iteration with `while let Some(...)`
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