working autocomplete now, with backwards deprecation

Cargo.lock

@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ name = "canvas"
 version = "0.4.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "async-trait",
  "common",
  "crossterm",
  "ratatui",

canvas/Cargo.toml

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ thiserror = { workspace = true }
 
 tracing = "0.1.41"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.19"
+async-trait = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tokio-test = "0.4.4"
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ tokio-test = "0.4.4"
 [features]
 default = []
 gui = ["ratatui"]
-autocomplete = ["tokio"]
+autocomplete = ["tokio", "async-trait"]
 
 [[example]]
 name = "autocomplete"

canvas/examples/autocomplete.rs

@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ use canvas::{
     CanvasAction,
 };
 
+// Add the async_trait import
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+
 // Simple theme implementation
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct DemoTheme;
@@ -146,6 +149,8 @@ impl CanvasState for AutocompleteFormState {
     }
 }
 
+// Add the #[async_trait] attribute to the implementation
+#[async_trait]
 impl AutocompleteCanvasState for AutocompleteFormState {
     type SuggestionData = EmailSuggestion;
 

canvas/src/autocomplete/actions.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 /// ```rust
 /// execute_with_autocomplete(action, &mut state).await?;
 /// ```
-pub async fn execute_with_autocomplete<S: CanvasState + AutocompleteCanvasState>(
+pub async fn execute_with_autocomplete<S: CanvasState + AutocompleteCanvasState + Send>(
     action: CanvasAction,
     state: &mut S,
 ) -> Result<ActionResult> {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ pub async fn execute_with_autocomplete<S: CanvasState + AutocompleteCanvasState>
 ///     None
 /// }
 /// ```
-pub fn handle_autocomplete_feature_action<S: CanvasState + AutocompleteCanvasState>(
+pub fn handle_autocomplete_feature_action<S: CanvasState + AutocompleteCanvasState + Send>(
     action: &CanvasAction,
     state: &S,
 ) -> Option<String> {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ pub fn handle_autocomplete_feature_action<S: CanvasState + AutocompleteCanvasSta
 /// Legacy compatibility function - kept for backward compatibility
 /// This is the old function signature, now it just wraps the new system
 #[deprecated(note = "Use execute_with_autocomplete instead")]
-pub async fn execute_canvas_action_with_autocomplete<S: CanvasState + AutocompleteCanvasState>(
+pub async fn execute_canvas_action_with_autocomplete<S: CanvasState + AutocompleteCanvasState + Send>(
     action: CanvasAction,
     state: &mut S,
     _ideal_cursor_column: &mut usize, // Ignored - new system manages this internally

canvas/src/autocomplete/state.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // src/autocomplete/state.rs
 
 use crate::canvas::state::CanvasState;
+use async_trait::async_trait;
 
 /// OPTIONAL extension trait for states that want rich autocomplete functionality.
 /// Only implement this if you need the new autocomplete features.
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ use crate::canvas::state::CanvasState;
 /// 4. You implement async fetching logic in that method
 /// 5. You call set_autocomplete_suggestions() with results
 /// 6. Library manages UI state and navigation
+#[async_trait]
 pub trait AutocompleteCanvasState: CanvasState {
     /// Associated type for suggestion data (e.g., Hit, String, CustomType)
     type SuggestionData: Clone + Send + 'static;
@@ -103,13 +105,18 @@ pub trait AutocompleteCanvasState: CanvasState {
     ///
     /// # Example Implementation:
     /// ```rust
-    /// async fn trigger_autocomplete_suggestions(&mut self) {
-    ///     self.activate_autocomplete(); // Show loading state
+    /// #[async_trait]
+    /// impl AutocompleteCanvasState for MyState {
+    ///     type SuggestionData = MyData;
     ///     
-    ///     let query = self.get_current_input().to_string();
-    ///     let suggestions = my_api.search(&query).await.unwrap_or_default();
+    ///     async fn trigger_autocomplete_suggestions(&mut self) {
+    ///         self.activate_autocomplete(); // Show loading state
     ///
-    ///     self.set_autocomplete_suggestions(suggestions);
+    ///         let query = self.get_current_input().to_string();
+    ///         let suggestions = my_api.search(&query).await.unwrap_or_default();
+    ///
+    ///         self.set_autocomplete_suggestions(suggestions);
+    ///     }
     /// }
     /// ```
     async fn trigger_autocomplete_suggestions(&mut self) {