Add a way to map a workflow's Never output type to a different type without generating compiler warnings

Author: jszumski

Workflow/Sources/AnyWorkflow.swift

@@ -195,3 +195,14 @@ extension AnyWorkflowConvertible {
         asAnyWorkflow().mapRendering(transform)
     }
 }
+
+// MARK: -
+
+extension AnyWorkflowConvertible where Output == Never {
+    /// A convenience for workflows that don't produce output but want to change the declared output type.
+    public func mapOutput<NewOutput>() -> AnyWorkflow<Rendering, NewOutput> {
+        mapOutput(mapNever(_:))
+    }
+}
+
+private func mapNever<T>(_ input: Never) -> T {}

Workflow/Tests/AnyWorkflowTests.swift

@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ public class AnyWorkflowTests: XCTestCase {
 
         XCTAssertNotNil(erased.base as? OnOutputWorkflow)
     }
+
+    func testMapNeverToOtherType() {
+        // test that this `Output = Bool` workflow compiles when mapped from an `Output = Never` workflow
+        let boolOutputWorkflow: AnyWorkflow<String, Bool> = NeverOutputWorkflow().mapOutput()
+
+        XCTAssertNotNil(boolOutputWorkflow)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Has no state or output, simply renders a reversed string
@@ -150,3 +157,13 @@ private struct OnOutputChildWorkflow: Workflow {
         }
     }
 }
+
+private struct NeverOutputWorkflow: Workflow {
+    typealias Output = Never
+    typealias Rendering = String
+    typealias State = Void
+
+    func render(state: State, context: RenderContext<NeverOutputWorkflow>) -> String {
+        "Never"
+    }
+}