fsharp / fsharp/fslang-suggestions
Bindings in catch/finally blocks of computation expressions
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Description
I propose we add support for bindings in catch/finally blocks of computations expressions, eg.:
```fsharp
let doWork () = task {
try
return! doSomething ()
finally
do! doSomethingElse() // this is not supported by the compiler right now
}
```
Another related problem is that there's no equivalent of C# `await using` and in current state of the compiler it's impossible to create non-blocking one by yourself, as `IAsyncDisposable` would require bind in a finally block (see above).
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* [x] This is not a question (e.g. like one you might ask on [stackoverflow](http://stackoverflow.com)) and I have searched stackoverflow for discussions of this issue
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* [x] This is not a breaking change to the F# language design
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No implementation files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reviewing the proposed computation-expression behavior and related compiler design constraints; done would require an agreed design and support for bindings in catch/finally blocks, including the IAsyncDisposable use case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- fsharp
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100