gpui-async

What problem does it solve?

GPUI applications often need to run work without blocking the UI, coordinating foreground and background tasks while maintaining responsive interfaces.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Foreground tasks: spawn lightweight async work on the UI thread.
• Background tasks: offload CPU-intensive work to prevent UI freezes.
• Task lifecycle: manage cancellation, detaching, and ready results across views and windows.
• Use Case: Implement a non-blocking data fetch that updates the UI when complete and handles errors gracefully.

Quick Start

Use cx.spawn to start an asynchronous task; perform work, then call this.update to apply changes and cx.notify() to refresh the UI.