Is there a naming convention for functions returni...

# coroutines

[dekans]

Is there a naming convention for functions returning a Flow ?
(like Async suffix for the ones returning a Deferred )

[octylFractal]

for me the answer is no, because it is similar to a Stream-returning function, which I don't name differently from other functions. Typically they are named to indicate a collection/iterable, such as listItems()

[elizarov]

Deferred is error-prone (it’s hot and you must not forget to await!) hence the naming convention to warn the user. There are no such problems with flow, hence no need for a special naming.

[dekans]

Okay, thank you! :)

[Ruckus]

you must not forget to await!

@elizarov Will you have issues if you don't await, or will you just not get the value?

[elizarov]

You will lose exception if the method returning deferred failed, unless it was using structured concurrency.

[Ruckus]

Ah, I didn't think about that. Thanks!

[louiscad]

Somtimes, I suffix the property or function with Flow, like locationUpdatesFlow.

[dekans]

That's what I was doing, but it's ugly!

[Ruckus]

Maybe suffix with AF for, uh, as flow... 🧌

[dekans]

I'm considering -Flower

[dekans]

🙂