[swift-evolution] Make non-void functions @warn_unused_result by default

[David Owens II]

Swift's error handling model is optional -> throws -> runtime error. Returning a result is perfectly acceptable as a return value.

And what information are you returning from your side-effect methods that you shouldn't be using? That's what I'm having a hard time trying to grok - the actual use case.

-David

> On Mar 2, 2016, at 1:18 PM, Dmitri Gribenko <gribozavr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 1:16 PM, David Owens II via swift-evolution
> <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
>> 
>> On Mar 2, 2016, at 12:20 PM, Erica Sadun <erica at ericasadun.com> wrote:
>> 
>> This proposal argues that while this workaround makes it clear that the
>> consumption of the result is intentionally discarded, it offers no traceable
>> intent as to whether the API designer meant for this use to be valid.
>> Forcing an attribute ensures the discardable return value use is one that
>> has been considered and approved by the API author.
>> 
>> 
>> But what does this really mean? As an API author, when do I actually mark
>> something as being discardable? Discarding the result is as much about the
>> context in which the API is being used as to the intent the original author
>> had for it.
> 
> When it makes sense to call your method just for side-effects.
> 
> If you have error handling information, use 'throw', don't use return values.
> 
> Dmitri
> 
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