<@U2E974ELT>, How would you implement `Consumable&lt;E&gt;.first()` for the `Consumable` interface y...

# coroutines

[Jonathan]

@elizarov, How would you implement Consumable<E>.first() for the Consumable interface you propose? https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.coroutines/pull/274#issuecomment-373393257

[Jonathan]

(Your proposition is very interesting, I'm trying to understand the implications)

[elizarov]

When you consumeEach { ... } and you don’t need any more items you just do throw CancellationException (or some shared instance there of). That way you cancel the upstream producer.

[elizarov]

We can even create a separate exception type to pull the resulting value for short-circuiting terminal opertation all the way up the stack. It is all just crazy idea that needs to be worked out.

[Jonathan]

Ok, thanks for the answer. I figured out how to achieve it by throwing an exception. However, it makes operator writing a bit harder than it currently is. I know it's just a recent crazy idea, but thank you very much for thinking and working on this. This will be very useful.