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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.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. 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

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