{"slug":"rust-async-patterns-2","title":"rust-async-patterns","summary":"Master Rust async programming with Tokio, async traits, error handling, and concurrent patterns. Use when building async Rust applications, implementing concurrent systems, or debugging async code.","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-01T18:59:48.066934Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/wshobson/agents","stars":40003,"forks":4267,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-09-26T19:54:17Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: rust-async-patterns\ndescription: Master Rust async programming with Tokio, async traits, error handling, and concurrent patterns. Use when building async Rust applications, implementing concurrent systems, or debugging async code.</h2>\n<h1>Rust Async Patterns</h1>\n<p>Production patterns for async Rust programming with Tokio runtime, including tasks, channels, streams, and error handling.</p>\n<h2>When to Use This Skill</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Building async Rust applications</li>\n<li>Implementing concurrent network services</li>\n<li>Using Tokio for async I/O</li>\n<li>Handling async errors properly</li>\n<li>Debugging async code issues</li>\n<li>Optimizing async performance</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Core Concepts</h2>\n<h3>1. Async Execution Model</h3>\n<pre><code>Future (lazy) → poll() → Ready(value) | Pending\n                ↑           ↓\n              Waker ← Runtime schedules\n</code></pre>\n<h3>2. Key Abstractions</h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Concept</th>\n<th>Purpose</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><code>Future</code></td>\n<td>Lazy computation that may complete later</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>async fn</code></td>\n<td>Function returning impl Future</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>await</code></td>\n<td>Suspend until future completes</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>Task</code></td>\n<td>Spawned future running concurrently</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>Runtime</code></td>\n<td>Executor that polls futures</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2>Quick Start</h2>\n<pre><code># Cargo.toml\n[dependencies]\ntokio = { version = \"1\", features = [\"full\"] }\nfutures = \"0.3\"\nasync-trait = \"0.1\"\nanyhow = \"1.0\"\ntracing = \"0.1\"\ntracing-subscriber = \"0.3\"\n</code></pre>\n<pre><code>use tokio::time::{sleep, Duration};\nuse anyhow::Result;\n\n#[tokio::main]\nasync fn main() -&gt; Result&lt;()&gt; {\n    // Initialize tracing\n    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();\n\n    // Async operations\n    let result = fetch_data(\"https://api.example.com\").await?;\n    println!(\"Got: {}\", result);\n\n    Ok(())\n}\n\nasync fn fetch_data(url: &amp;str) -&gt; Result&lt;String&gt; {\n    // Simulated async operation\n    sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;\n    Ok(format!(\"Data from {}\", url))\n}\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Detailed patterns and worked examples</h2>\n<p>Detailed pattern documentation lives in <code>references/details.md</code>. Read that file when the navigation tier above is insufficient.</p>\n<h2>Best Practices</h2>\n<h3>Do's</h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use <code>tokio::select!</code></strong> - For racing futures</li>\n<li><strong>Prefer channels</strong> - Over shared state when possible</li>\n<li><strong>Use <code>JoinSet</code></strong> - For managing multiple tasks</li>\n<li><strong>Instrument with tracing</strong> - For debugging async code</li>\n<li><strong>Handle cancellation</strong> - Check <code>CancellationToken</code></li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Don'ts</h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don't block</strong> - Never use <code>std::thread::sleep</code> in async</li>\n<li><strong>Don't hold locks across awaits</strong> - Causes deadlocks</li>\n<li><strong>Don't spawn unboundedly</strong> - Use semaphores for limits</li>\n<li><strong>Don't ignore errors</strong> - Propagate with <code>?</code> or log</li>\n<li><strong>Don't forget Send bounds</strong> - For spawned futures</li>\n</ul>\n","files":[{"path":"references/details.md","sizeBytes":9904,"isText":true},{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":2679,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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