use std::io::{self, BufReader, prelude::*};
use std::fs::File;

fn read() -> Vec<Vec<&'static str>> {
 let file = File::open("~/test").expect("failed to read file");
 let reader = BufReader::new(file);
 let mut main_vector: Vec<Vec<&str>> = Vec::new();
    for line in reader.lines() {
        match line {
            Ok(v) => {
                let mut sub_vector: Vec<&str> = Vec::new();
                for element in v.split_whitespace().collect::<Vec<&str>>() {
                    sub_vector.push(element);
                }
                main_vector.push(sub_vector);
            },
            Err(e) => panic!("failed to parse: {:?}", e),
        }
    }
    //return main_vector;
}

error[E0597]: `v` does not live long enough
  --> src/main.rs:67:32
   |
67 |                 for element in v.split_whitespace().collect::<Vec<&str>>() {
   |                                ^ borrowed value does not live long enough
...
70 |                 main_vector.push(sub_vector);
   |                 -------------- borrow later used here
71 |             },
   |              - `v` dropped here while still borrowed

type Error = i32;

struct Reader
{
    lines: Vec<Result<String, Error>>
}

impl Reader
{
    pub fn new() -> Self
    {
        Self{lines: vec![Ok("foo".into()), Ok("bar".into())]}
    }

    pub fn lines(&self) -> &[Result<String, Error>]
    {
        &self.lines
    }
}

fn main() {
    let reader = Reader::new();
    let mut main_vector: Vec<Vec<&str>> = Vec::new();
    for line in reader.lines() {
        match line {
            Ok(v) => {
                let mut sub_vector: Vec<&str> = Vec::new();
                for element in v.split_whitespace().collect::<Vec<&str>>() {
                    sub_vector.push(element);
                }
                main_vector.push(sub_vector);
            },
            Err(e) => panic!("failed to parse: {:?}", e),
        }
    }
}