Does kotlin have an equivalent of twisted’s `deferToThread()` ? IE, a neat, packaged way to spawn a...

# coroutines

[Patrick Ramsey]

Does kotlin have an equivalent of twisted’s deferToThread() ? IE, a neat, packaged way to spawn a thread/run some blocking work on a thread pool, and monitor it from a coroutine which resumes the caller when the blocking code finishes?

[Patrick Ramsey]

Actually, think I answered my own question. Sorry, still an early learner!

[Patrick Ramsey]

But I think the answer is

withContext(<http://Dispatchers.IO|Dispatchers.IO>) {
    someBlockingOperation()
}

[Patrick Ramsey]

(right? 😄 )

[rnett]

Possibly async if you want to start a new coroutine, but it's Dispatchers.IO, yeah.

[Patrick Ramsey]

thanks!