Re: [DISCUSS] Pre New Podling: MEA

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Hi Xuanwo and JB,

Thanks for your interest!

> strategy on this

I'm comparing MEA for Rust to Apache Commons for Java, or CommonsIO, since
MEA focuses mainly on runtime-agnostic sync and coord primitives for Async
Rust.

Thus, it's easy to see that we can set up benchmarks to improve the
performance of primitives [1], include new primitives [2][3], harden test
coverage and proof of correctness, and advocate more Rust projects to
leverage such a firm async primitives lib, like Apache OpenDAL and Prek
(and thus transitively Apache Airflow and more).

[1] https://github.com/fast/mea/pull/136
[2] https://github.com/fast/mea/pull/134
[3] https://github.com/fast/mea/pull/117

> I agree that "MEA" is a short name that may not be descriptive enough for
strong branding.

I'm considering calling it AnyWake since Wake [4] is a core Async Rust
concept that is runtime-agnostic. But I'm always open to native speakers
for advice.

[4] https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/task/trait.Wake.html

> four contributors

To be clear, they are:

* tison (me)
* Andy Lok (@andylokandy, we collaborate a lot at https://github.com/fast)
* Yunze Xu (@BewareMyPower, Pulsar PMC member)
* @orthur2 (newly graduated student, I met him offline in Guangzhou)

Best,
tison.


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> Hi tison,
>
> This is an interesting project.
>
> I agree that "MEA" is a short name that may not be descriptive enough
> for strong branding.
>
> Regarding the goal of growing the community from the current four
> contributors, what are your thoughts and strategy on this?
>
> I would be happy to help in any way if you would like.
>
> Regards,
> JB
>
> On Sun, Aug 2, 2026 at 5:20=E2=80=AFPM tison <[email protected]> wrote=
:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'd like to test the waters for bringing MEA [1] into the Apache
> Incubator.
> >
> > [1] https://github.com/fast/mea
> >
> > MEA (Make Easy Async) is a runtime-agnostic Rust library providing
> > synchronization and coordination primitives for asynchronous programs. =
It
> > includes mutexes, read-write locks, semaphores, barriers, condition
> > variables, latches, wait groups, channels, and several higher-level
> > concurrency utilities.
> >
> > The intended scope is async synchronization and coordination rather tha=
n
> > building another async runtime. Applications can use MEA with Tokio or
> any
> > other executors.
> >
> > I started the project in 2024 and currently maintain it under the Apach=
e
> > License 2.0. There are about four contributors (including me) actively
> > overseeing the project.
> >
> > I am considering donating the MEA codebase to the ASF and proposing a n=
ew
> > podling around it. Before putting together a formal proposal, I'd like =
to
> > ask:
> >
> > * Is anyone interested in using, contributing to, or joining the initia=
l
> > community of such a project?
> > * Are there fellow IPMC members interested in serving as Mentors? I can
> > take care of the Champion role and help drive the incubation work.
> > * Do you have suggestions for a better project name? "MEA" is short and
> > generic, but it may not be straightforward for spreading. I am open to
> > renaming the project before incubation. Ideally, the new name would be
> > distinctive while still suggesting async synchronization or concurrency
> in
> > Rust.
> >
> > If there is enough interest, I will follow up with a draft proposal.
> >
> > Best,
> > tison.
>
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