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$ pip install async_wrapper
from __future__ import annotations
import time
import anyio
from async_wrapper import TaskGroupWrapper, toggle_func
@toggle_func
async def sample_func() -> int:
await anyio.sleep(1)
return 1
async def sample_func_2(x: int) -> int:
await anyio.sleep(1)
return x
def main():
result = sample_func()
assert isinstance(result, int)
assert result == 1
async def async_main():
semaphore = anyio.Semaphore(2)
start = time.perf_counter()
async with anyio.create_task_group() as task_group:
wrapper = TaskGroupWrapper(task_group)
func = wrapper.wrap(sample_func_2, semaphore)
value_1 = func(1)
value_2 = func(2)
value_3 = func(3)
end = time.perf_counter()
assert isinstance(value_1.value, int)
assert isinstance(value_2.value, int)
assert isinstance(value_3.value, int)
assert value_1.value == 1
assert value_2.value == 2
assert value_3.value == 3
assert 1.5 < end - start < 2.5
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
anyio.run(async_main)
MIT, see LICENSE.
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We found that async-wrapper demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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