terminate 0.1.0

A simple crate to abstract logic to terminate threads, coroutines and the like.
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/// Abstracts the need to terminate a loop or application and to begin and check termination.
pub trait Terminate: Send + Sync
{
	/// Begin termination.
	fn begin_termination(&self);

	/// Begin termination (due to a panic).
	///
	/// Can be called more than once, but should only be called once per thread.
	fn begin_termination_due_to_panic(&self, panic_info: &PanicInfo);

	/// Begin termination (due to an irrecoverable error).
	///
	/// Can be called more than once, but should only be called once per thread.
	///
	/// `irrecoverable_error` is the same type as `PanicInfo.payload`.
	fn begin_termination_due_to_irrecoverable_error(&self, irrecoverable_error: &(dyn Any + Send));

	/// Should finish.
	fn should_finish(&self) -> bool;

	/// Should continue (opposite of `should_finish()`).
	fn should_continue(&self) -> bool
	{
		!self.should_finish()
	}

	/// Check after termination.
	fn terminated_due_to_panic_or_irrecoverable_error(&self) -> bool;
}