//! Reads a line from stdin, or exits with an error if nothing is read in 5 seconds. #![feature(async_await)] use std::time::Duration; use async_std::{io, prelude::*, task}; fn main() -> io::Result<()> { task::block_on(async { let stdin = io::stdin(); let mut line = String::new(); match stdin .read_line(&mut line) .timeout(Duration::from_secs(5)) .await { Ok(res) => { res?; print!("Got line: {}", line); } Err(_) => println!("You have only 5 seconds to enter a line. Try again :)"), } Ok(()) }) }