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`async fn`s are not yet supported in traits in Rust.
Erroneous code example:
```compile_fail,edition2018
trait T {
// Neither case is currently supported.
async fn foo() {}
async fn bar(&self) {}
}
```
`async fn`s return an `impl Future`, making the following two examples
equivalent:
```edition2018,ignore (example-of-desugaring-equivalence)
async fn foo() -> User {
unimplemented!()
}
// The async fn above gets desugared as follows:
fn foo(&self) -> impl Future<Output = User> + '_ {
unimplemented!()
}
```
But when it comes to supporting this in traits, there are [a few implementation
issues][async-is-hard]. One of them is returning `impl Trait` in traits is not
supported, as it would require [Generic Associated Types] to be supported:
```edition2018,ignore (example-of-desugaring-equivalence)
impl MyDatabase {
async fn get_user(&self) -> User {
unimplemented!()
}
}
impl MyDatabase {
fn get_user(&self) -> impl Future<Output = User> + '_ {
unimplemented!()
}
}
```
Until these issues are resolved, you can use the [`async-trait` crate], allowing
you to use `async fn` in traits by desugaring to "boxed futures"
(`Pin<Box<dyn Future + Send + 'async>>`).
Note that using these trait methods will result in a heap allocation
per-function-call. This is not a significant cost for the vast majority of
applications, but should be considered when deciding whether to use this
functionality in the public API of a low-level function that is expected to be
called millions of times a second.
You might be interested in visiting the [async book] for further information.
[`async-trait` crate]: https://crates.io/crates/async-trait
[async-is-hard]: https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2019/10/26/async-fn-in-traits-are-hard/
[Generic Associated Types]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/44265
[async book]: https://rust-lang.github.io/async-book/07_workarounds/06_async_in_traits.html
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