In an effort to reach API stability, the `tokio` crate is shedding its
_public_ dependencies on crates that are either a) do not provide a
stable (1.0+) release with longevity guarantees or b) match the `tokio`
release cadence. Of course, implementing `std` traits fits the
requirements.
The on exception, for now, is the `Stream` trait found in `futures_core`.
It is expected that this trait will not change much and be moved into `std.
Since Tokio is not yet going reaching 1.0, I feel that it is acceptable to maintain
a dependency on this trait given how foundational it is.
Since the `Stream` implementation is optional, types that are logically
streams provide `async fn next_*` functions to obtain the next value.
Avoiding the `next()` name prevents fn conflicts with `StreamExt::next()`.
Additionally, some misc cleanup is also done:
- `tokio::io::io` -> `tokio::io::util`.
- `delay` -> `delay_until`.
- `Timeout::new` -> `timeout(...)`.
- `signal::ctrl_c()` returns a future instead of a stream.
- `{tcp,unix}::Incoming` is removed (due to lack of `Stream` trait).
- `time::Throttle` is removed (due to lack of `Stream` trait).
- Fix: `mpsc::UnboundedSender::send(&self)` (no more conflict with `Sink` fns).
Related to #1318, Tokio APIs that are "less stable" are moved into a new
`tokio-util` crate. This crate will mirror `tokio` and provide
additional APIs that may require a greater rate of breaking changes.
As examples require `tokio-util`, they are moved into a separate
crate (`examples`). This has the added advantage of being able to avoid
example only dependencies in the `tokio` crate.
Lucio Franco