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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:44:01 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: PHP True Async RFC - Stage 2
To: Edmond Dantes <edmond.ht@gmail.com>
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From: i.miroslavov@gmail.com (Iliya Miroslavov Iliev)

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```php
await $some with 5s;
```

Maybe

```php
await $some limit 5s;
```

On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 9:33=E2=80=AFAM Edmond Dantes <edmond.ht@gmail.com>=
 wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> I=E2=80=99d like to ask for your help regarding the syntax.
>
> **Goal:** I want to get rid of the `BoundedScope` object while still
> providing a convenient built-in tool for controlling wait time.
>
> To achieve this, we could extend the `await` expression so that it allows
> explicitly specifying a limit.
> For example:
>
> ```php
> await $some with 5s;
> ```
>
> Or a more general approach:
> ```
> [<resultExp> =3D ] await <AwaitExp> [bounded <CancellationExp>];
> ```
>
> I=E2=80=99m concerned that no other programming language has a similar co=
nstruct.
>
> On the other hand, if `Cancellation` is defined in a different way (not
> through syntax), it requires a separate function. For example:
>
> ```php
> await all([$task1, $task2], $cancellation);
> ```
>
> This approach is actually used in all other languages.
>
> My question is: Should cancellation have its own syntax, or should we
> follow the conventional approach?
>


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Iliya Miroslavov Iliev
i.miroslavov@gmail.com

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<div dir=3D"ltr">```php<br>await $some with 5s;<br><div>```<br><br>Maybe<br=
><br>```php<br>await $some limit 5s;<br><div>```</div></div></div><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail=
_attr">On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 9:33=E2=80=AFAM Edmond Dantes &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:edmond.ht@gmail.com">edmond.ht@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-le=
ft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hello ever=
yone, =C2=A0<br>I=E2=80=99d like to ask for your help regarding the syntax.=
 =C2=A0<br><br>**Goal:** I want to get rid of the `BoundedScope` object whi=
le still providing a convenient built-in tool for controlling wait time. =
=C2=A0<br><br>To achieve this, we could extend the `await` expression so th=
at it allows explicitly specifying a limit. =C2=A0<br>For example: =C2=A0<b=
r><br>```php<br>await $some with 5s;<br><div>```</div><div><br></div><div>O=
r a more general approach:=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div>```</div><div>[&lt;resultE=
xp&gt; =3D ] await &lt;AwaitExp&gt; [bounded &lt;CancellationExp&gt;];<br><=
/div><div>```</div><div><br></div><div>I=E2=80=99m concerned that no other =
programming language has a similar construct. =C2=A0<br><br>On the other ha=
nd, if `Cancellation` is defined in a different way (not through syntax), i=
t requires a separate function. For example: =C2=A0<br><br>```php<br>await =
all([$task1, $task2], $cancellation);<br></div><div>```</div><div><br></div=
><div><p>This approach is actually used in all other languages.</p>
<p>My question is: Should <code>cancellation</code> have its own syntax, or=
 should we follow the conventional approach?</p></div></div>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><div><br></div><span class=
=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_s=
ignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Iliya Miroslavov Iliev<div><a href=3D"mailto:i.m=
iroslavov@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#6aa84f">i.miroslavov=
@gmail.com</font></a><br></div></div></div>

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