try it on linux

src/main.rs

@@ -1,19 +1,36 @@
 use color_eyre::Report;
+use reqwest::Client;
+use tokio::time::sleep;
+use std::time::Duration;
 use tracing::info;
 use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
 
+mod dumb;
+
+pub const URL_1: &str = "https://fasterthanli.me/articles/whats-in-the-box";
+pub const URL_2: &str = "https://fasterthanli.me/series/advent-of-code-2020/part-13";
+
+fn type_name_of<T>(_: &T) -> &'static str {
+    std::any::type_name::<T>()
+}
+
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Report> {
     setup()?;
-
-    info!("Hello, from a yet to be necessary async runtime");
-
+    info!("Building that fetch future...");
+    let client = Client::new();
+    let fut = fetch_thing(&client, URL_1);
+    info!("Sleeping for a bit...");
+    sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+    info!("Awaiting that fetch future...");
+    fut.await?;
+    info!("Done awaiting that fetch future");
     Ok(())
 }
 
 fn setup() -> Result<(), Report> {
-    if std::env::var("RUST_BACKTRACE").is_err() {
-        std::env::set_var("RUST_BACKTRACE", "1")
+    if std::env::var("RUST_LIB_BACKTRACE").is_err() {
+        std::env::set_var("RUST_LIB_BACKTRACE", "1")
     }
     color_eyre::install()?;
 
@@ -26,3 +43,21 @@ fn setup() -> Result<(), Report> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+// async fn fetch_thing(client: &Client, url: &str) -> Result<(), Report> {
+//     let res = client.get(url).send().await?.error_for_status()?;
+//     info!(%url, content_type = ?res.headers().get("content-type"), "Got a response!");
+//     Ok(())
+// }
+//
+use std::future::Future;
+fn fetch_thing<'a> (
+    client: &'a Client,
+    url: &'a str,
+) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), Report>> + 'a {
+    async move {
+        let res = client.get(url).send().await?.error_for_status()?;
+        info!(%url, content_type = ?res.headers().get("content-type"), "Got a response!");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}