macros: add "local" runtime flavor

tests-integration/tests/macros_main.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ async fn spawning() -> usize {
     join.await.unwrap()
 }
 
+#[cfg(tokio_unstable)]
+#[tokio::main(flavor = "local")]
+async fn local_main() -> usize {
+    let join = tokio::task::spawn_local(async { 1 });
+    join.await.unwrap()
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn main_with_spawn() {
     assert_eq!(1, spawning());
@@ -24,5 +31,8 @@ fn main_with_spawn() {
 #[test]
 fn shell() {
     assert_eq!(1, basic_main());
-    assert_eq!(bool::default(), generic_fun::<bool>())
+    assert_eq!(bool::default(), generic_fun::<bool>());
+
+    #[cfg(tokio_unstable)]
+    assert_eq!(1, local_main());
 }

tokio-macros/src/entry.rs

@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ type AttributeArgs = syn::punctuated::Punctuated<syn::Meta, syn::Token![,]>;
 enum RuntimeFlavor {
     CurrentThread,
     Threaded,
+    Local,
 }
 
 impl RuntimeFlavor {
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<RuntimeFlavor, String> {
         match s {
             "current_thread" => Ok(RuntimeFlavor::CurrentThread),
             "multi_thread" => Ok(RuntimeFlavor::Threaded),
+            "local" => Ok(RuntimeFlavor::Local),
             "single_thread" => Err("The single threaded runtime flavor is called `current_thread`.".to_string()),
             "basic_scheduler" => Err("The `basic_scheduler` runtime flavor has been renamed to `current_thread`.".to_string()),
             "threaded_scheduler" => Err("The `threaded_scheduler` runtime flavor has been renamed to `multi_thread`.".to_string()),
@@ -177,15 +179,16 @@ impl Configuration {
         use RuntimeFlavor as F;
 
         let flavor = self.flavor.unwrap_or(self.default_flavor);
+
         let worker_threads = match (flavor, self.worker_threads) {
-            (F::CurrentThread, Some((_, worker_threads_span))) => {
+            (F::CurrentThread | F::Local, Some((_, worker_threads_span))) => {
                 let msg = format!(
                     "The `worker_threads` option requires the `multi_thread` runtime flavor. Use `#[{}(flavor = \"multi_thread\")]`",
                     self.macro_name(),
                 );
                 return Err(syn::Error::new(worker_threads_span, msg));
             }
-            (F::CurrentThread, None) => None,
+            (F::CurrentThread | F::Local, None) => None,
             (F::Threaded, worker_threads) if self.rt_multi_thread_available => {
                 worker_threads.map(|(val, _span)| val)
             }
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ impl Configuration {
                 );
                 return Err(syn::Error::new(start_paused_span, msg));
             }
-            (F::CurrentThread, Some((start_paused, _))) => Some(start_paused),
+            (F::CurrentThread | F::Local, Some((start_paused, _))) => Some(start_paused),
             (_, None) => None,
         };
 
@@ -219,7 +222,7 @@ impl Configuration {
                 );
                 return Err(syn::Error::new(unhandled_panic_span, msg));
             }
-            (F::CurrentThread, Some((unhandled_panic, _))) => Some(unhandled_panic),
+            (F::CurrentThread | F::Local, Some((unhandled_panic, _))) => Some(unhandled_panic),
             (_, None) => None,
         };
 
@@ -408,13 +411,28 @@ fn parse_knobs(mut input: ItemFn, is_test: bool, config: FinalConfig) -> TokenSt
         .unwrap_or_else(|| Ident::new("tokio", last_stmt_start_span).into_token_stream());
 
     let mut rt = match config.flavor {
-        RuntimeFlavor::CurrentThread => quote_spanned! {last_stmt_start_span=>
-            #crate_path::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
-        },
+        RuntimeFlavor::CurrentThread | RuntimeFlavor::Local => {
+            quote_spanned! {last_stmt_start_span=>
+                #crate_path::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+            }
+        }
         RuntimeFlavor::Threaded => quote_spanned! {last_stmt_start_span=>
             #crate_path::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
         },
     };
+
+    let mut checks = vec![];
+
+    let build = if let RuntimeFlavor::Local = config.flavor {
+        checks.push(quote! {
+            #[cfg(not(tokio_unstable))]
+            compile_error!("The local runtime flavor is only available when `tokio_unstable` is set.");
+        });
+        quote_spanned! {last_stmt_start_span=> build_local(Default::default())}
+    } else {
+        quote_spanned! {last_stmt_start_span=> build()}
+    };
+
     if let Some(v) = config.worker_threads {
         rt = quote_spanned! {last_stmt_start_span=> #rt.worker_threads(#v) };
     }
@@ -439,9 +457,10 @@ fn parse_knobs(mut input: ItemFn, is_test: bool, config: FinalConfig) -> TokenSt
     let last_block = quote_spanned! {last_stmt_end_span=>
         #[allow(clippy::expect_used, clippy::diverging_sub_expression, clippy::needless_return)]
         {
+            #(#checks)*
             return #rt
                 .enable_all()
-                .build()
+                .#build
                 .expect("Failed building the Runtime")
                 .block_on(#body_ident);
         }

tokio-macros/src/lib.rs

@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 /// Awaiting on other futures from the function provided here will not
 /// perform as fast as those spawned as workers.
 ///
-/// # Multi-threaded runtime
+/// # Runtime flavors
+///
+/// The macro can be configured with a `flavor` parameter to select
+/// different runtime configurations.
+///
+/// ## Multi-threaded
 ///
 /// To use the multi-threaded runtime, the macro can be configured using
 ///
@@ -61,23 +66,37 @@ use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 /// Note: The multi-threaded runtime requires the `rt-multi-thread` feature
 /// flag.
 ///
-/// # Current thread runtime
+/// ## Current-thread
 ///
 /// To use the single-threaded runtime known as the `current_thread` runtime,
 /// the macro can be configured using
 ///
-/// ```
+/// ```rust
 /// #[tokio::main(flavor = "current_thread")]
 /// # async fn main() {}
 /// ```
 ///
-/// ## Function arguments:
+/// ## Local
 ///
-/// Arguments are allowed for any functions aside from `main` which is special
+/// [Unstable API][unstable] only.
 ///
-/// ## Usage
+/// To use the [local runtime], the macro can be configured using
 ///
-/// ### Using the multi-thread runtime
+/// ```rust
+/// # #[cfg(tokio_unstable)]
+/// #[tokio::main(flavor = "local")]
+/// # async fn main() {}
+/// # #[cfg(not(tokio_unstable))]
+/// # fn main() {}
+/// ```
+///
+/// # Function arguments
+///
+/// Arguments are allowed for any functions, aside from `main` which is special.
+///
+/// # Usage
+///
+/// ## Using the multi-threaded runtime
 ///
 /// ```rust
 /// #[tokio::main]
@@ -100,7 +119,7 @@ use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 /// }
 /// ```
 ///
-/// ### Using current thread runtime
+/// ## Using the current-thread runtime
 ///
 /// The basic scheduler is single-threaded.
 ///
@@ -125,7 +144,42 @@ use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 /// }
 /// ```
 ///
-/// ### Set number of worker threads
+/// ## Using the local runtime
+///
+/// Available in the [unstable API][unstable] only.
+///
+/// The [local runtime] is similar to the current-thread runtime but
+/// supports [`task::spawn_local`](../tokio/task/fn.spawn_local.html).
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # #[cfg(tokio_unstable)]
+/// #[tokio::main(flavor = "local")]
+/// async fn main() {
+///     println!("Hello world");
+/// }
+/// # #[cfg(not(tokio_unstable))]
+/// # fn main() {}
+/// ```
+///
+/// Equivalent code not using `#[tokio::main]`
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # #[cfg(tokio_unstable)]
+/// fn main() {
+///     tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+///         .enable_all()
+///         .build_local(tokio::runtime::LocalOptions::default())
+///         .unwrap()
+///         .block_on(async {
+///             println!("Hello world");
+///         })
+/// }
+/// # #[cfg(not(tokio_unstable))]
+/// # fn main() {}
+/// ```
+///
+///
+/// ## Set number of worker threads
 ///
 /// ```rust
 /// #[tokio::main(worker_threads = 2)]
@@ -149,7 +203,7 @@ use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 /// }
 /// ```
 ///
-/// ### Configure the runtime to start with time paused
+/// ## Configure the runtime to start with time paused
 ///
 /// ```rust
 /// #[tokio::main(flavor = "current_thread", start_paused = true)]
@@ -175,7 +229,7 @@ use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 ///
 /// Note that `start_paused` requires the `test-util` feature to be enabled.
 ///
-/// ### Rename package
+/// ## Rename package
 ///
 /// ```rust
 /// use tokio as tokio1;
@@ -202,7 +256,7 @@ use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 /// }
 /// ```
 ///
-/// ### Configure unhandled panic behavior
+/// ## Configure unhandled panic behavior
 ///
 /// Available options are `shutdown_runtime` and `ignore`. For more details, see
 /// [`Builder::unhandled_panic`].
@@ -247,6 +301,7 @@ use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 ///
 /// [`Builder::unhandled_panic`]: ../tokio/runtime/struct.Builder.html#method.unhandled_panic
 /// [unstable]: ../tokio/index.html#unstable-features
+/// [local runtime]: ../tokio/runtime/struct.LocalRuntime.html
 #[proc_macro_attribute]
 pub fn main(args: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     entry::main(args.into(), item.into(), true).into()