pub struct Something; type Validator<'a> = dyn 'a + Send + Sync + Fn(&'a Something) -> Result<(), ()>; pub static ALL_VALIDATORS: &[(&'static str, &'static Validator)] = &[("validate that credits and debits balance", &validate_something)]; fn or<'a>(first: &'static Validator<'a>, second: &'static Validator<'a>) -> Validator<'a> { //~^ ERROR return type cannot have an unboxed trait object return Box::new(move |something: &'_ Something| -> Result<(), ()> { first(something).or_else(|_| second(something)) }); } fn validate_something(_: &Something) -> Result<(), ()> { Ok(()) } fn main() {}