1 files changed, 30 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/rtic-macros/src/syntax/parse/idle.rs b/rtic-macros/src/syntax/parse/idle.rs
index 124c1366..a3d97155 100644
--- a/rtic-macros/src/syntax/parse/idle.rs
+++ b/rtic-macros/src/syntax/parse/idle.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream as TokenStream2;
-use syn::{parse, ItemFn};
+use syn::{parse, ForeignItemFn, ItemFn, Stmt};
 
 use crate::syntax::{
     ast::{Idle, IdleArgs},
@@ -29,6 +29,35 @@ impl Idle {
                         context,
                         name: item.sig.ident,
                         stmts: item.block.stmts,
+                        is_extern: false,
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Err(parse::Error::new(
+            item.sig.ident.span(),
+            format!("this `#[idle]` function must have signature `fn({name}::Context) -> !`"),
+        ))
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn parse_foreign(args: IdleArgs, item: ForeignItemFn) -> parse::Result<Self> {
+        let valid_signature = util::check_foreign_fn_signature(&item, false)
+            && item.sig.inputs.len() == 1
+            && util::type_is_bottom(&item.sig.output);
+
+        let name = item.sig.ident.to_string();
+
+        if valid_signature {
+            if let Some((context, Ok(rest))) = util::parse_inputs(item.sig.inputs, &name) {
+                if rest.is_empty() {
+                    return Ok(Idle {
+                        args,
+                        attrs: item.attrs,
+                        context,
+                        name: item.sig.ident,
+                        stmts: Vec::<Stmt>::new(),
+                        is_extern: true,
                     });
                 }
             }