Struct SendOption 

pub struct SendOption<T> { /* private fields */ }

An optional value that can always be sent between threads, even if its inner value in the Some(_) case would not be threadsafe.

This struct can be dereferenced to Option<T>.

If it has been given a local (!Send) value, that value is wrapped in a SendWrapper, which allows sending it between threads but will panic if it is accessed or updated from a
thread other than the one on which it was created.

If it is created with None for a local (!Send) type, no SendWrapper is created until a value is provided via DerefMut or update.

Use Case

This is useful for cases like browser-only types, which are !Send but cannot be constructed on the server anyway, and are only created in a single-threaded browser environment. The local SendOption can be created with its None variant and sent between threads without causing issues when it is dropped.

Panics

Dereferencing or dropping SendOption panics under the following conditions:

1. It is created via new_local (signifying a !Send inner type),
2. It has Some(_) value, and
3. It has been sent to a thread other than the one on which it was created.

Implementations

impl<T> SendOption<T>

where T: Send + Sync,

pub fn new(value: Option<T>) -> Self

Create a new threadsafe value.

impl<T> SendOption<T>

pub fn new_local(value: Option<T>) -> Self

Create a new non-threadsafe value.

pub fn update(&mut self, cb: impl FnOnce(&mut Option<T>))

Update a value in place with a callback.

Panics

If the value is [Inner::Local] and it is called from a different thread than the one the instance has been created with, it will panic.

pub fn take(self) -> Option<T>

Consume the value.

Panics

Panics if the [Inner::Local] variant and it is called from a different thread than the one the instance has been created with.

Methods from Deref<Target = Option<T>>

pub fn is_some(&self) -> bool

Returns true if the option is a Some value.

Examples

let x: Option<u32> = Some(2);
assert_eq!(x.is_some(), true);

let x: Option<u32> = None;
assert_eq!(x.is_some(), false);

pub fn is_none(&self) -> bool

Returns true if the option is a None value.

Examples

let x: Option<u32> = Some(2);
assert_eq!(x.is_none(), false);

let x: Option<u32> = None;
assert_eq!(x.is_none(), true);

pub fn as_ref(&self) -> Option<&T>

Converts from &Option<T> to Option<&T>.

Examples

Calculates the length of an Option<String> as an Option<usize> without moving the String. The map method takes the self argument by value, consuming the original, so this technique uses as_ref to first take an Option to a reference to the value inside the original.

let text: Option<String> = Some("Hello, world!".to_string());
// First, cast `Option<String>` to `Option<&String>` with `as_ref`,
// then consume *that* with `map`, leaving `text` on the stack.
let text_length: Option<usize> = text.as_ref().map(|s| s.len());
println!("still can print text: {text:?}");

pub fn as_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut T>

Converts from &mut Option<T> to Option<&mut T>.

Examples

let mut x = Some(2);
match x.as_mut() {
    Some(v) => *v = 42,
    None => {},
}
assert_eq!(x, Some(42));

pub fn as_pin_ref(self: Pin<&Option<T>>) -> Option<Pin<&T>>

Converts from Pin<&Option<T>> to Option<Pin<&T>>.

pub fn as_pin_mut(self: Pin<&mut Option<T>>) -> Option<Pin<&mut T>>

Converts from Pin<&mut Option<T>> to Option<Pin<&mut T>>.

pub fn as_slice(&self) -> &[T]

Returns a slice of the contained value, if any. If this is None, an empty slice is returned. This can be useful to have a single type of iterator over an Option or slice.

Note: Should you have an Option<&T> and wish to get a slice of T, you can unpack it via opt.map_or(&[], std::slice::from_ref).

Examples

assert_eq!(
    [Some(1234).as_slice(), None.as_slice()],
    [&[1234][..], &[][..]],
);

The inverse of this function is (discounting borrowing) [_]::first:

for i in [Some(1234_u16), None] {
    assert_eq!(i.as_ref(), i.as_slice().first());
}

pub fn as_mut_slice(&mut self) -> &mut [T]

Returns a mutable slice of the contained value, if any. If this is None, an empty slice is returned. This can be useful to have a single type of iterator over an Option or slice.

Note: Should you have an Option<&mut T> instead of a &mut Option<T>, which this method takes, you can obtain a mutable slice via opt.map_or(&mut [], std::slice::from_mut).

Examples

assert_eq!(
    [Some(1234).as_mut_slice(), None.as_mut_slice()],
    [&mut [1234][..], &mut [][..]],
);

The result is a mutable slice of zero or one items that points into our original Option:

let mut x = Some(1234);
x.as_mut_slice()[0] += 1;
assert_eq!(x, Some(1235));

The inverse of this method (discounting borrowing) is [_]::first_mut:

assert_eq!(Some(123).as_mut_slice().first_mut(), Some(&mut 123))

pub fn as_deref(&self) -> Option<&<T as Deref>::Target>

where T: Deref,

Converts from Option<T> (or &Option<T>) to Option<&T::Target>.

Leaves the original Option in-place, creating a new one with a reference to the original one, additionally coercing the contents via Deref.

Examples

let x: Option<String> = Some("hey".to_owned());
assert_eq!(x.as_deref(), Some("hey"));

let x: Option<String> = None;
assert_eq!(x.as_deref(), None);

pub fn as_deref_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut <T as Deref>::Target>

where T: DerefMut,

Converts from Option<T> (or &mut Option<T>) to Option<&mut T::Target>.

Leaves the original Option in-place, creating a new one containing a mutable reference to the inner type’s Deref::Target type.

Examples

let mut x: Option<String> = Some("hey".to_owned());
assert_eq!(x.as_deref_mut().map(|x| {
    x.make_ascii_uppercase();
    x
}), Some("HEY".to_owned().as_mut_str()));

pub fn iter(&self) -> Iter<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over the possibly contained value.

Examples

let x = Some(4);
assert_eq!(x.iter().next(), Some(&4));

let x: Option<u32> = None;
assert_eq!(x.iter().next(), None);

pub fn iter_mut(&mut self) -> IterMut<'_, T>

Returns a mutable iterator over the possibly contained value.

Examples

let mut x = Some(4);
match x.iter_mut().next() {
    Some(v) => *v = 42,
    None => {},
}
assert_eq!(x, Some(42));

let mut x: Option<u32> = None;
assert_eq!(x.iter_mut().next(), None);

pub fn insert(&mut self, value: T) -> &mut T

Inserts value into the option, then returns a mutable reference to it.

If the option already contains a value, the old value is dropped.

See also Option::get_or_insert, which doesn’t update the value if the option already contains Some.

Example

let mut opt = None;
let val = opt.insert(1);
assert_eq!(*val, 1);
assert_eq!(opt.unwrap(), 1);
let val = opt.insert(2);
assert_eq!(*val, 2);
*val = 3;
assert_eq!(opt.unwrap(), 3);

pub fn get_or_insert(&mut self, value: T) -> &mut T

Inserts value into the option if it is None, then returns a mutable reference to the contained value.

See also Option::insert, which updates the value even if the option already contains Some.

Examples

let mut x = None;

{
    let y: &mut u32 = x.get_or_insert(5);
    assert_eq!(y, &5);

    *y = 7;
}

assert_eq!(x, Some(7));

pub fn get_or_insert_default(&mut self) -> &mut T

where T: Default,

Inserts the default value into the option if it is None, then returns a mutable reference to the contained value.

Examples

let mut x = None;

{
    let y: &mut u32 = x.get_or_insert_default();
    assert_eq!(y, &0);

    *y = 7;
}

assert_eq!(x, Some(7));

pub fn get_or_insert_with<F>(&mut self, f: F) -> &mut T

where F: FnOnce() -> T,

Inserts a value computed from f into the option if it is None, then returns a mutable reference to the contained value.

Examples

let mut x = None;

{
    let y: &mut u32 = x.get_or_insert_with(|| 5);
    assert_eq!(y, &5);

    *y = 7;
}

assert_eq!(x, Some(7));

pub fn take(&mut self) -> Option<T>

Takes the value out of the option, leaving a None in its place.

Examples

let mut x = Some(2);
let y = x.take();
assert_eq!(x, None);
assert_eq!(y, Some(2));

let mut x: Option<u32> = None;
let y = x.take();
assert_eq!(x, None);
assert_eq!(y, None);

pub fn take_if<P>(&mut self, predicate: P) -> Option<T>

where P: FnOnce(&mut T) -> bool,

Takes the value out of the option, but only if the predicate evaluates to true on a mutable reference to the value.

In other words, replaces self with None if the predicate returns true. This method operates similar to Option::take but conditional.

Examples

let mut x = Some(42);

let prev = x.take_if(|v| if *v == 42 {
    *v += 1;
    false
} else {
    false
});
assert_eq!(x, Some(43));
assert_eq!(prev, None);

let prev = x.take_if(|v| *v == 43);
assert_eq!(x, None);
assert_eq!(prev, Some(43));

pub fn replace(&mut self, value: T) -> Option<T>

Replaces the actual value in the option by the value given in parameter, returning the old value if present, leaving a Some in its place without deinitializing either one.

Examples

let mut x = Some(2);
let old = x.replace(5);
assert_eq!(x, Some(5));
assert_eq!(old, Some(2));

let mut x = None;
let old = x.replace(3);
assert_eq!(x, Some(3));
assert_eq!(old, None);

Trait Implementations

impl<T: Clone> Clone for SendOption<T>

fn clone(&self) -> Self

Returns a duplicate of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl<T: Debug> Debug for SendOption<T>

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl<T> Deref for SendOption<T>

type Target = Option<T>

The resulting type after dereferencing.

fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target

Dereferences the value.

impl<T> DerefMut for SendOption<T>

fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target

Mutably dereferences the value.

impl<T> From<Option<T>> for SendOption<T>

where T: Send + Sync,

fn from(value: Option<T>) -> Self

Converts to this type from the input type.

impl<T> Hash for SendOption<T>

where T: Hash,

fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H)

Feeds this value into the given Hasher.

fn hash_slice<H>(data: &[Self], state: &mut H)

where H: Hasher, Self: Sized,

Feeds a slice of this type into the given Hasher.

impl<T> PartialEq for SendOption<T>

where T: PartialEq,

fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T> PartialOrd for SendOption<T>

where T: PartialOrd,

fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering>

This method returns an ordering between self and other values if one exists.

fn lt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests less than (for self and other) and is used by the < operator.

fn le(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests less than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the <= operator.

fn gt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests greater than (for self and other) and is used by the > operator.

fn ge(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests greater than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the >= operator.

impl<T> Eq for SendOption<T>

where T: Eq,

impl<T> Send for SendOption<T>

impl<T> Sync for SendOption<T>