+
+\f
+;;; Asynchronous escape to run things
+;;; =================================
+
+;; The future's in futures
+
+(define (make-future call-first on-success on-fail on-error)
+ ;; TODO: add error stuff here
+ (lambda ()
+ (let ((call-result (call-first)))
+ ;; queue up calling the
+ (run (on-success call-result)))))
+
+(define (agenda-on-error agenda)
+ (const #f))
+
+(define (agenda-on-fail agenda)
+ (const #f))
+
+(define* (request-future call-first on-success
+ #:key
+ (agenda (%current-agenda))
+ (on-fail (agenda-on-fail agenda))
+ (on-error (agenda-on-error agenda))
+ (when #f))
+ ;; TODO: error handling
+ ;; do we need some distinction between expected, catchable errors,
+ ;; and unexpected, uncatchable ones? Probably...?
+ (make-run-request
+ (make-future call-first on-success on-fail on-error)
+ when))
+
+(define-syntax-rule (%sync body args ...)
+ "Run BODY asynchronously at a prompt, passing args to make-future.
+
+Pronounced `async' despite the spelling.
+
+8sync was chosen because (async) was already taken and could lead to
+errors, and this version of asynchronous code uses a prompt, so the `a'
+character becomes a `%' prompt :)"
+ (abort-to-prompt (current-agenda-prompt)
+ (wrap body)
+ args ...))
+
+(define-syntax-rule (%sync-at body when args ...)
+ (abort-to-prompt (current-agenda-prompt)
+ (wrap body)
+ #:when when
+ args ...))
+
+(define-syntax-rule (%sync-delay body delay-time args ...)
+ (abort-to-prompt (current-agenda-prompt)
+ (wrap body)
+ #:when (tdelta delay-time)
+ args ...))