Implement support for `async_iterable<T>` WebIDL type
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Description
https://github.com/whatwg/webidl/pull/1397 adds the async iterable<T> type to WebIDL (lifted from whatwg/streams).
WHATWG Streams are changing to use this API in https://github.com/whatwg/streams/pull/1310.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked WHATWG WebIDL pull request 1397 and Streams pull request 1310 to understand the required async iterable behavior. Locate Node.js's existing WebIDL support, then verify that the new type works consistently with the Streams API changes described in those references.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100