refactor

* make `Send` docs more prominent
* add test

Author: Byron

gix/src/types.rs

@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ pub struct Reference<'r> {
 /// and explicitly. This is to have the fastest-possible default configuration available by default, but allow
 /// those who experiment with workloads to get speed boosts of 2x or more.
 ///
-/// Note: when built with `default-features = false`, this type is **not** `Send`.
+/// ### `Send` only with `parallel` feature
+///
+/// When built with `default-features = false`, this type is **not** `Send`.
 /// The minimal feature set to activate `Send` is `features = ["parallel"]`.
 pub struct Repository {
     /// A ref store with shared ownership (or the equivalent of it).
@@ -186,8 +188,10 @@ pub struct Repository {
 ///
 /// Note that it can also cheaply be cloned, and it will retain references to all contained resources.
 ///
-/// Note: when built with `default-features = false`, this type is **not** `Send` or `Sync`.
-/// The minimal feature set to activate `Send + Sync` is `features = ["parallel"]`.
+/// ### `Send` only with `parallel` feature
+///
+/// When built with `default-features = false`, this type is **not** `Send`.
+/// The minimal feature set to activate `Send` is `features = ["parallel"]`.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ThreadSafeRepository {
     /// A store for references to point at objects

gix/tests/gix/repository/mod.rs

@@ -138,3 +138,11 @@ fn thread_safe_repository_is_sync() -> crate::Result {
     f(crate::util::basic_repo()?.into_sync());
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(feature = "parallel")]
+fn repository_is_send() -> crate::Result {
+    fn f<T: Send + Clone>(_t: T) {}
+    f(crate::util::basic_repo()?);
+    Ok(())
+}