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Carter Anderson f647482237 Improved Require Syntax (#18555)
# Objective

Requires are currently more verbose than they need to be. People would
like to define inline component values. Additionally, the current
`#[require(Foo(custom_constructor))]` and `#[require(Foo(|| Foo(10))]`
syntax doesn't really make sense within the context of the Rust type
system. #18309 was an attempt to improve ergonomics for some cases, but
it came at the cost of even more weirdness / unintuitive behavior. Our
approach as a whole needs a rethink.

## Solution

Rework the `#[require()]` syntax to make more sense. This is a breaking
change, but I think it will make the system easier to learn, while also
improving ergonomics substantially:

```rust
#[derive(Component)]
#[require(
    A, // this will use A::default()
    B(1), // inline tuple-struct value
    C { value: 1 }, // inline named-struct value
    D::Variant, // inline enum variant
    E::SOME_CONST, // inline associated const
    F::new(1), // inline constructor
    G = returns_g(), // an expression that returns G
    H = SomethingElse::new(), // expression returns SomethingElse, where SomethingElse: Into<H> 
)]
struct Foo;
```

## Migration Guide

Custom-constructor requires should use the new expression-style syntax:

```rust
// before
#[derive(Component)]
#[require(A(returns_a))]
struct Foo;

// after
#[derive(Component)]
#[require(A = returns_a())]
struct Foo;
```

Inline-closure-constructor requires should use the inline value syntax
where possible:

```rust
// before
#[derive(Component)]
#[require(A(|| A(10))]
struct Foo;

// after
#[derive(Component)]
#[require(A(10)]
struct Foo;
```

In cases where that is not possible, use the expression-style syntax:

```rust
// before
#[derive(Component)]
#[require(A(|| A(10))]
struct Foo;

// after
#[derive(Component)]
#[require(A = A(10)]
struct Foo;
```

---------

Co-authored-by: Alice Cecile <alice.i.cecile@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: François Mockers <mockersf@gmail.com>
2025-03-26 19:07:30 +01:00
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src Improved Require Syntax (#18555) 2025-03-26 19:07:30 +01:00
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