[swift-evolution] [Review] SE-0088: Modernize libdispatch for Swift 3 naming conventions

[Gwendal Roué]

Hello,

Does the proposal fixes the errors introduced by the latest May 9 snapshot ?

Since IUO are abolished (https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0054-abolish-iuo.md) and pointer nullability is expressed using Optional (https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0055-optional-unsafe-pointers.md), I get many errors as soon as I use libdispatch:

	let sem = dispatch_semaphore_create(0)
	dispatch_semaphore_wait(sem, …)				// Error: Value of optional type not unwrapped
	dispatch_semaphore_signal(sem)					// Error: Value of optional type not unwrapped

	let source = dispatch_source_create(…)
	dispatch_source_set_event_handler(source) { … }	// Error: Value of optional type not unwrapped
	dispatch_source_set_cancel_handler(source) { … }	// Error: Value of optional type not unwrapped
	dispatch_resume(source)						// Error: Value of optional type not unwrapped

Of course, it's easy to fix. Still, the fix is usually adding a bang (!), because most apps prefer crashing when dispatch_semaphore_create or dispatch_source_create fails. And if I don't mind using bangs when it's the best solution, I can't be happy to see bangs everywhere.

In short: libdispatch is currently in its worst state ever :-)

Cheers to all,
Gwendal Roué


> Le 11 mai 2016 à 06:39, Chris Lattner via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> a écrit :
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> Hello Swift community,
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> The review of "SE-0088: Modernize libdispatch for Swift 3 naming conventions" begins now and runs through May 17. The proposal is available here:
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> 	https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0088-libdispatch-for-swift3.md
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