11 files changed, 12 insertions, 135 deletions
diff --git a/examples/example-basic/Cargo.lock b/examples/example-basic/Cargo.lock
index 114e049..5e3ff98 100644
--- a/examples/example-basic/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/example-basic/Cargo.lock
@@ -3,17 +3,10 @@
 version = 4
 
 [[package]]
-name = "bytes"
-version = "1.11.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1e748733b7cbc798e1434b6ac524f0c1ff2ab456fe201501e6497c8417a4fc33"
-
-[[package]]
 name = "example-basic"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "mingling",
- "tokio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -37,7 +30,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "just_fmt",
  "once_cell",
  "thiserror",
- "tokio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -58,12 +50,6 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9f7c3e4beb33f85d45ae3e3a1792185706c8e16d043238c593331cc7cd313b50"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "pin-project-lite"
-version = "0.2.17"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a89322df9ebe1c1578d689c92318e070967d1042b512afbe49518723f4e6d5cd"
-
-[[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.106"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -113,28 +99,6 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "tokio"
-version = "1.51.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f66bf9585cda4b724d3e78ab34b73fb2bbaba9011b9bfdf69dc836382ea13b8c"
-dependencies = [
- "bytes",
- "pin-project-lite",
- "tokio-macros",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "tokio-macros"
-version = "2.7.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "385a6cb71ab9ab790c5fe8d67f1645e6c450a7ce006a33de03daa956cf70a496"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
-]
-
-[[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
 version = "1.0.24"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
diff --git a/examples/example-basic/Cargo.toml b/examples/example-basic/Cargo.toml
index 49870d7..48c281a 100644
--- a/examples/example-basic/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/example-basic/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
 mingling = { path = "../../mingling" }
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
diff --git a/examples/example-basic/src/main.rs b/examples/example-basic/src/main.rs
index 9aaff06..a35cac6 100644
--- a/examples/example-basic/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/example-basic/src/main.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ use mingling::{
 // Define dispatcher `HelloCommand`, directing subcommand "hello" to `HelloEntry`
 dispatcher!("hello", HelloCommand => HelloEntry);
 
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn main() {
+fn main() {
     // Create program
     let mut program = ThisProgram::new();
 
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ async fn main() {
     program.with_dispatcher(HelloCommand);
 
     // Run program
-    program.exec().await;
+    program.exec();
 }
 
 // Register wrapper type `Hello`, setting inner to `String`
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ pack!(Hello = String);
 
 // Register chain to `ThisProgram`, handling logic from `HelloEntry`
 #[chain]
-async fn parse_name(prev: HelloEntry) -> NextProcess {
+fn parse_name(prev: HelloEntry) -> NextProcess {
     // Extract string from `HelloEntry` as argument
     let name = prev.first().cloned().unwrap_or_else(|| "World".to_string());
 
diff --git a/examples/example-completion/Cargo.lock b/examples/example-completion/Cargo.lock
index 627bf49..08f1f22 100644
--- a/examples/example-completion/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/example-completion/Cargo.lock
@@ -3,17 +3,10 @@
 version = 4
 
 [[package]]
-name = "bytes"
-version = "1.11.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1e748733b7cbc798e1434b6ac524f0c1ff2ab456fe201501e6497c8417a4fc33"
-
-[[package]]
 name = "example-completion"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "mingling",
- "tokio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -48,7 +41,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "just_template",
  "once_cell",
  "thiserror",
- "tokio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -69,12 +61,6 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9f7c3e4beb33f85d45ae3e3a1792185706c8e16d043238c593331cc7cd313b50"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "pin-project-lite"
-version = "0.2.17"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a89322df9ebe1c1578d689c92318e070967d1042b512afbe49518723f4e6d5cd"
-
-[[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.106"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -130,28 +116,6 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "tokio"
-version = "1.51.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f66bf9585cda4b724d3e78ab34b73fb2bbaba9011b9bfdf69dc836382ea13b8c"
-dependencies = [
- "bytes",
- "pin-project-lite",
- "tokio-macros",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "tokio-macros"
-version = "2.7.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "385a6cb71ab9ab790c5fe8d67f1645e6c450a7ce006a33de03daa956cf70a496"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
-]
-
-[[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
 version = "1.0.24"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
diff --git a/examples/example-completion/Cargo.toml b/examples/example-completion/Cargo.toml
index 984adaf..6a76d1f 100644
--- a/examples/example-completion/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/example-completion/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
 mingling = { path = "../../mingling", features = ["comp", "parser"] }
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
diff --git a/examples/example-completion/src/main.rs b/examples/example-completion/src/main.rs
index 807be3f..2e21a5c 100644
--- a/examples/example-completion/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/example-completion/src/main.rs
@@ -54,12 +54,11 @@ fn comp_fruit_command(ctx: &ShellContext) -> Suggest {
     return suggest!();
 }
 
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn main() {
+fn main() {
     let mut program = ThisProgram::new();
     program.with_dispatcher(CompletionDispatcher);
     program.with_dispatcher(FruitCommand);
-    program.exec().await;
+    program.exec();
 }
 
 #[derive(Groupped)]
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ enum FruitType {
 impl PickableEnum for FruitType {}
 
 #[chain]
-async fn parse_fruit_info(prev: FruitEntry) -> NextProcess {
+fn parse_fruit_info(prev: FruitEntry) -> NextProcess {
     let picker = Picker::<()>::from(prev.inner);
     let (fruit_name, fruit_type) = picker.pick("--name").pick("--type").unpack_directly();
     let info = FruitInfo {
diff --git a/examples/example-general-renderer/Cargo.lock b/examples/example-general-renderer/Cargo.lock
index 6d9cb38..c7b5981 100644
--- a/examples/example-general-renderer/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/example-general-renderer/Cargo.lock
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "bytes"
-version = "1.11.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1e748733b7cbc798e1434b6ac524f0c1ff2ab456fe201501e6497c8417a4fc33"
-
-[[package]]
 name = "equivalent"
 version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -29,7 +23,6 @@ version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "mingling",
  "serde",
- "tokio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -87,7 +80,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "serde_yaml",
  "thiserror",
- "tokio",
  "toml",
 ]
 
@@ -109,12 +101,6 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9f7c3e4beb33f85d45ae3e3a1792185706c8e16d043238c593331cc7cd313b50"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "pin-project-lite"
-version = "0.2.17"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a89322df9ebe1c1578d689c92318e070967d1042b512afbe49518723f4e6d5cd"
-
-[[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.106"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -255,28 +241,6 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "tokio"
-version = "1.51.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f66bf9585cda4b724d3e78ab34b73fb2bbaba9011b9bfdf69dc836382ea13b8c"
-dependencies = [
- "bytes",
- "pin-project-lite",
- "tokio-macros",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "tokio-macros"
-version = "2.7.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "385a6cb71ab9ab790c5fe8d67f1645e6c450a7ce006a33de03daa956cf70a496"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
-]
-
-[[package]]
 name = "toml"
 version = "1.1.2+spec-1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
diff --git a/examples/example-general-renderer/Cargo.toml b/examples/example-general-renderer/Cargo.toml
index 09aad80..cc5a541 100644
--- a/examples/example-general-renderer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/example-general-renderer/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ mingling = { path = "../../mingling", features = [
     "general_renderer",
 ] }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
diff --git a/examples/example-general-renderer/src/main.rs b/examples/example-general-renderer/src/main.rs
index 28028cf..e879900 100644
--- a/examples/example-general-renderer/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/example-general-renderer/src/main.rs
@@ -43,13 +43,12 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 
 dispatcher!("render", RenderCommand => RenderCommandEntry);
 
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn main() {
+fn main() {
     let mut program = ThisProgram::new();
     // Add `GeneralRendererSetup` to receive user input `--json` `--yaml` parameters
     program.with_setup(GeneralRendererSetup);
     program.with_dispatcher(RenderCommand);
-    program.exec().await;
+    program.exec();
 }
 
 // Manually implement Info struct
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ struct Info {
 }
 
 #[chain]
-async fn parse_render(prev: RenderCommandEntry) -> NextProcess {
+fn parse_render(prev: RenderCommandEntry) -> NextProcess {
     let (name, age) = Picker::<()>::new(prev.inner)
         .pick::<String>(())
         .pick::<i32>(())
diff --git a/examples/example-picker/Cargo.lock b/examples/example-picker/Cargo.lock
index 7f22d09..0586812 100644
--- a/examples/example-picker/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/example-picker/Cargo.lock
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@
 version = 4
 
 [[package]]
-name = "bytes"
-version = "1.11.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1e748733b7cbc798e1434b6ac524f0c1ff2ab456fe201501e6497c8417a4fc33"
-
-[[package]]
 name = "example-picker"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
@@ -38,7 +32,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "just_fmt",
  "once_cell",
  "thiserror",
- "tokio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -125,7 +118,6 @@ version = "1.51.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f66bf9585cda4b724d3e78ab34b73fb2bbaba9011b9bfdf69dc836382ea13b8c"
 dependencies = [
- "bytes",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "tokio-macros",
 ]
diff --git a/examples/example-picker/src/main.rs b/examples/example-picker/src/main.rs
index 7619b98..6bc4bfd 100644
--- a/examples/example-picker/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/example-picker/src/main.rs
@@ -25,18 +25,17 @@ use mingling::{
 
 dispatcher!("pick", PickCommand => PickEntry);
 
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn main() {
+fn main() {
     let mut program = ThisProgram::new();
     program.with_dispatcher(PickCommand);
-    program.exec().await;
+    program.exec();
 }
 
 pack!(NoNameProvided = ());
 pack!(ParsedPickInput = (i32, String));
 
 #[chain]
-async fn parse(prev: PickEntry) -> NextProcess {
+fn parse(prev: PickEntry) -> NextProcess {
     // Extract arguments from `PickEntry`'s inner and create a `Picker`
     let picker = Picker::new(prev.inner);
     let picked = picker