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Add AsyncSequence.flatMapLatest operator#395

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This refines #382 a bit to be at a pitchable state.

It refines the signature to be opaque and use typed throws, plus it adds a few annotations with alternatives considered such that review can discuss the merits of those alternatives in addition to the original ones @peterfriese proposed.

peterfriese and others added 10 commits January 27, 2026 11:26
This introduces a simplified version of the flatMapLatest operator for AsyncSequence, along with a basic unit test. Note that this implementation uses unstructured concurrency and may have race conditions regarding task cancellation.
- Replaces naive implementation with a thread-safe approach using ManagedCriticalState.
- Introduces generation tracking to prevent race conditions where cancelled inner sequences could yield stale values.
- Adds test_interleaving_race_condition to verify correctness under concurrent load.
- Ensures Swift 6 Sendable compliance.
- Replaces AsyncThrowingStream implementation with a custom AsyncSequence, Storage, and StateMachine.
- Implements explicit state management using Lock for thread safety.
- Handles concurrency between outer and inner sequences robustly.
- Ensures correct cancellation propagation and error handling.
- Verified with test_interleaving_race_condition.
- Moves AsyncFlatMapLatestSequence.swift to Sources/AsyncAlgorithms/FlatMapLatest/
- Extracts FlatMapLatestStateMachine and FlatMapLatestStorage into their own files.
- Aligns project structure with other complex operators like CombineLatest and Debounce.
- Added test_outer_throwing to verify outer sequence error propagation
- Added test_inner_throwing to verify inner sequence error propagation
- Added test_cancellation to verify proper cancellation handling
- Added test_empty_outer to verify empty outer sequence handling
- Added test_empty_inner to verify empty inner sequence handling
- Fixed test_simple_sequence to be more robust against timing issues
- Changed from synchronous map with throwIf to AsyncThrowingStream
- Added delay to ensure proper error propagation timing
- Fixes intermittent test failures
- Removed LLM-style thinking comments
- Kept only essential, professional explanations
- No functional changes, all tests pass
- Added FlatMapLatest.md documentation guide
- Authored by Peter Friese
- Includes introduction, code samples, and use cases
- Covers search-as-you-type, location-based data, and dynamic config examples
- Compares with similar operators in ReactiveX and Combine
- Created SAA-00nn proposal for flatMapLatest operator
- Includes motivation, detailed design, and examples
- Covers implementation strategy with state machine
- Compares with ReactiveX switchMap and Combine switchToLatest
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