C++ - Return a future from functions

[Bambofy]

Using the functions that run on another thread e.g. client->authenticateDevice() don't return any way to control their execution, please can you return a future from these functions so i can await them?

Here's an example of a workaround i'm using at the moment:

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#pragma once

#include <nakama-cpp/Nakama.h>

#include <thread>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;
using namespace Nakama;

class TestServer {
public:
    bool Connect() {
        cout << "Testing the connection to the test server." << endl;

        NHttpTransportPtr transport = createDefaultHttpTransport();
        transport->setBaseUri("http://www.google.com");

        NHttpRequest request;
        request.path = "/";
        request.method = NHttpReqMethod::GET;

        bool waiting = true;
        int statusCode;
        transport->request(request,
            [&statusCode, &waiting](const NHttpResponsePtr& response) {
                statusCode = response->statusCode;
                waiting = false;
            });

        while (waiting) {
            this_thread::sleep_for(chrono::milliseconds(8));
            transport->tick();
        }

        cout << "Finished! Status code: " << statusCode << endl;

        return (statusCode == 200);
    }
};

Thanks!