Publicly use actix_web::app_service::AppEntry as actix_web::AppEntry

[kotovalexarian]

This allows Actix users to move application to separate function. This may be useful when application is big.

use actix_web::{get, App, AppEntry, HttpResponse, HttpServer, Responder};

#[actix_web::main]
async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    HttpServer::new(|| app())
        .bind("127.0.0.1:8000")?
        .run()
        .await
}

fn app() -> actix_web::App<AppEntry, actix_web::body::Body> {
    App::new()
        .service(index)
}

#[get("/")]
fn index() -> impl Responder {
    HttpResponse::Ok().body("Hello, World!")
}

[robjtede]

App is not designed to be used directly.

Search AppEntry in closed issues to find more info.

[fakeshadow]

No this can not. You can check the reason and how to properly return an App instance here
#2039 (comment)

AppEntry is only the default type of App and it would mutate to some opaque type in your code. Exposing it would be not useful at all.