Question
await expression suspends indefinitely without GLib.MainContext
Rin Byte
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Vala Async Suspension
The Vala `await` expression relies on GLib's main context to dispatch the continuation callback for suspended async methods.
Continuation Threading
The threading context in which an `await` resumes is not explicitly guaranteed to match the caller's thread.
- What is the guaranteed thread context for an `await` continuation?
- How can this behavior interact with GTK main-thread assertions?
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