initialiser docs

yes ik it's kinda spaghetti code

src/msg.rs

@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ impl fmt::Display for InitWaitError
     }
 }
 
+/// Provides a method of waiting on and setting a single initialisation.
+///
+/// In general, it should only be set once, as multiple sets do nothing but hog `Arc`s.
+/// Dropping the `Initialiser` after waiting or setting should generally be done immediately.
+/// Choose the `into_wait()` and `set()` varients over the non-consuming ones.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Initialiser
 {
@@ -47,6 +52,7 @@ pub struct Initialiser
 
 impl Initialiser
 {
+    /// Create a new, unset initialiser
     pub fn new() -> Self
     {
 	let (tx, rx) = watch::channel(false);
@@ -56,6 +62,7 @@ impl Initialiser
 	}
     }
 
+    /// Create a pre-set initialiser. Calls to `wait()` will immediately resolve.
     pub fn new_set() -> Self
     {
 	let (tx, rx) = watch::channel(true);
@@ -64,7 +71,8 @@ impl Initialiser
 	    rx,
 	}
     }
-    
+
+    /// Consume into a future that completes when init is set.
     pub fn into_wait(self) -> impl Future<Output=Result<(), InitWaitError>> + 'static
     {
 	let mut rx = self.rx;
@@ -80,6 +88,10 @@ impl Initialiser
 	}
     }
 
+    /// Clone into a future that completes when init is set.
+    ///
+    /// This method does not clone any `Arc`s and is prefered to `self.clone().into_wait()`.
+    /// Use this when the `Initialiser` you want to wait on is behind a shared reference.
     pub fn clone_into_wait(&self) -> impl Future<Output=Result<(), InitWaitError>> + 'static
     {
 	let mut rx = self.rx.clone();
@@ -94,7 +106,8 @@ impl Initialiser
 	    }
 	}
     }
-    
+
+    /// Completes when init is set
     pub async fn wait(&mut self) -> Result<(), InitWaitError>
     {
 	if !*self.rx.borrow() {
@@ -107,11 +120,13 @@ impl Initialiser
 	}
     }
 
+    /// Is init set?
     pub fn is_set(&self) -> bool
     {
 	*self.rx.borrow()
     }
-    
+
+    /// Consume and set init if it's not already set
     pub fn set(self) -> Result<(), InitError>
     {
 	if !*self.rx.borrow() {
@@ -120,6 +135,20 @@ impl Initialiser
 	    Ok(())
 	}
     }
+    
+    /// Set init without consuming.
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    /// It is prefered to use `set()`, as this method may make `Arc`s hang around longer than they need to.
+    /// Calling this multiple times is useless.
+    pub fn set_in_place(&self) -> Result<(), InitError>
+    {
+	if !*self.rx.borrow() {
+	    self.tx.broadcast(true).map_err(|_| InitError)
+	} else {
+	    Ok(())
+	}
+    }
 }
 
 impl Future for Initialiser