[Feature] `nohup`, `bg`, `fg` block

[Mte90]

Like we did for sudo so the code will be still executed also if the shell is closed.

Proposed syntax:

let job = async foo() // This calls `bg`
detach foo() // This calls `nohup`
await job // This calls `fg`

[Ph0enixKM]

How about async functions that translate to function calls in the background

fun foo() {
  // do something asynchronous
}

async foo() // Runs in the background

[Mte90]

And with this proposal what command you will use for background?

Maybe:

async "nohup" foo()

In this way everyone can do whatever they want.

[Ph0enixKM]

@Mte90 how about

let job = async foo() // This calls `bg`
detach foo() // This calls `nohup`
await job // This calls `fg`

For me this makes the most sense. It also is the most compliant with EcmaScript Syntax so people coming from web dev will be familiar with these keywords and will already know what they do (besides detach but I think it's self-explanatory)

[Mte90]

It is perfect!

[Tirito6626]

is it also possible to make async as code block? e.g. like bash does:

command &

{ command; commands; ... } &

[Ph0enixKM]

It would be possible but then we should add just "sync" blocks too:

async {
  sleep(5) // Runs in background
  echo("Hello")
}

And also

{
  sleep(5) // Blocks main thread
  echo("Hello")
}

[Tirito6626]

you could also make silent support code blocks at this point

[Ph0enixKM]

@Tirito6626 Doesn't it support codeblocks already?