Allow return type of '#[launch]' fn to be elided.

core/codegen/src/attribute/async_entry.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ trait EntryAttr {
     const REQUIRES_ASYNC: bool;
 
     /// Return a new or rewritten function, using block as the main execution.
-    fn function(f: &syn::ItemFn, body: &syn::Block) -> Result<TokenStream>;
+    fn function(f: &mut syn::ItemFn) -> Result<TokenStream>;
 }
 
 struct Main;
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ struct Main;
 impl EntryAttr for Main {
     const REQUIRES_ASYNC: bool = true;
 
-    fn function(f: &syn::ItemFn, block: &syn::Block) -> Result<TokenStream> {
-        let (attrs, vis, mut sig) = (&f.attrs, &f.vis, f.sig.clone());
+    fn function(f: &mut syn::ItemFn) -> Result<TokenStream> {
+        let (attrs, vis, block, sig) = (&f.attrs, &f.vis, &f.block, &mut f.sig);
         if sig.ident != "main" {
             // FIXME(diag): warning!
             Span::call_site()
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ struct Test;
 impl EntryAttr for Test {
     const REQUIRES_ASYNC: bool = true;
 
-    fn function(f: &syn::ItemFn, block: &syn::Block) -> Result<TokenStream> {
-        let (attrs, vis, mut sig) = (&f.attrs, &f.vis, f.sig.clone());
+    fn function(f: &mut syn::ItemFn) -> Result<TokenStream> {
+        let (attrs, vis, block, sig) = (&f.attrs, &f.vis, &f.block, &mut f.sig);
         sig.asyncness = None;
         Ok(quote_spanned!(block.span().into() => #(#attrs)* #[test] #vis #sig {
             ::rocket::async_test(async move #block)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct Launch;
 impl EntryAttr for Launch {
     const REQUIRES_ASYNC: bool = false;
 
-    fn function(f: &syn::ItemFn, block: &syn::Block) -> Result<TokenStream> {
+    fn function(f: &mut syn::ItemFn) -> Result<TokenStream> {
         if f.sig.ident == "main" {
             return Err(Span::call_site()
                 .error("attribute cannot be applied to `main` function")
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ impl EntryAttr for Launch {
                 .span_note(f.sig.ident.span(), "this function cannot be `main`"));
         }
 
+        // Always infer the type as `::rocket::Rocket`.
+        if let syn::ReturnType::Type(_, ref mut ty) = &mut f.sig.output {
+            if let syn::Type::Infer(_) = &mut **ty {
+                let new = quote_spanned!(ty.span() => ::rocket::Rocket);
+                *ty = syn::parse2(new).expect("path is type");
+            }
+        }
+
         let ty = match &f.sig.output {
             syn::ReturnType::Type(_, ty) => ty,
             _ => return Err(Span::call_site()
@@ -66,13 +74,13 @@ impl EntryAttr for Launch {
                 .span_note(f.sig.span(), "this function must return a value"))
         };
 
+        let block = &f.block;
         let rocket = quote_spanned!(ty.span().into() => {
             let ___rocket: #ty = #block;
             let ___rocket: ::rocket::Rocket = ___rocket;
             ___rocket
         });
 
-        // FIXME: Don't duplicate the `#block` here!
         let (vis, mut sig) = (&f.vis, f.sig.clone());
         sig.ident = syn::Ident::new("main", sig.ident.span());
         sig.output = syn::ReturnType::Default;
@@ -112,8 +120,8 @@ fn _async_entry<A: EntryAttr>(
     _args: proc_macro::TokenStream,
     input: proc_macro::TokenStream
 ) -> Result<TokenStream> {
-    let function = parse_input::<A>(input)?;
-    A::function(&function, &function.block).map(|t| t.into())
+    let mut function = parse_input::<A>(input)?;
+    A::function(&mut function).map(|t| t.into())
 }
 
 macro_rules! async_entry {

core/codegen/tests/async-entry.rs

@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ mod b {
     }
 }
 
+mod b_inferred {
+    #[rocket::launch]
+    async fn main2() -> _ { rocket::ignite() }
+
+    async fn use_it() {
+        let rocket: rocket::Rocket = main2().await;
+    }
+}
+
 mod c {
     // non-async launch.
     #[rocket::launch]
@@ -37,6 +46,15 @@ mod c {
     }
 }
 
+mod c_inferred {
+    #[rocket::launch]
+    fn rocket() -> _ { rocket::ignite() }
+
+    fn use_it() {
+        let rocket: rocket::Rocket = rocket();
+    }
+}
+
 mod d {
     // main with async, is async.
     #[rocket::main]