Struct Task

pub struct Task { /* private fields */ }

Holds state of a single top-level task that can be run by an executor

Implementations

impl Task

pub fn spawn(future: impl Future<Output = ()> + 'static)

Spawns a new Task that will run on the same executor as the current Task

Panics

This function panics if it is called from a context outside an executor or an async function.

Examples found in repository

examples/add_task.rs (lines 11-17)

async fn foo() {
    println!("Spawning Task A");
    Task::spawn(async {
        println!("Task A started");

        futures::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1000)).await;

        println!("Task A finished");
    });

    println!("Spawning Task B");
    Task::spawn(async {
        println!("Task B started");

        futures::sleep(Duration::from_millis(2500)).await;

        println!("Task B finished");
    });

    println!("Main finished");
}