Any chance for an optional name binding?

[itsMapleLeaf]

I've found a few cases where I want to use using purely for executing a side effect within a scope. Here are some examples:

test("something", () => {
    using _ = mockTimers()
    // ideal: using mockTimers()

    doSomeTests()
})

function mockTimers() {
    vi.useFakeTimers()
    return {
        [Symbol.dispose]() {
            vi.useRealTimers()
        }
    }
}

{
    // atm, I have to use underscored names for unused variables
    using _someDependency = provideSomeDependency()
    using _someOtherDependency = provideSomeOtherDependency()

    // ideal:
    // using provideSomeDependency()
    // using provideSomeOtherDependency()

    doSomething()
}

function doSomething() {
    useSomeHelper()
}

function useSomeHelper() {
    const someDependency = useSomeDependency()
    const someOtherDependency = useSomeOtherDependency()
}

[MadProbe]

As far as I can remember there was using void = ... syntax for specifying a using without a name, but I don't know why it was removed.

[senocular]

Void bindings are in a separate proposal now

https://github.com/tc39/proposal-discard-binding

[rbuckton]

Yes, this achieved Stage 1 in the February 2024 plenary session.