OeditusCredo.Check.Refactoring.AvoidUnawaitedTaskAsync (OeditusCredo v0.10.2)

Basics

This check has a base priority of high and works with any version of Elixir.

Explanation

Task.async links the calling process to the task and expects Task.await. Ignoring the task handle can cause unhandled exit signals to crash the calling process if the task fails. Use Task.Supervisor.start_child/2 or Task.start/1 for fire-and-forget tasks.

Bad:

Task.async(fn -> send_email(user) end)

Good:

Task.Supervisor.start_child(MyApp.TaskSupervisor, fn -> send_email(user) end)

Check-Specific Parameters

There are no specific parameters for this check.

General Parameters

Like with all checks, general params can be applied.

Parameters can be configured via the .credo.exs config file.