ref struct member function

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Hi I am working through Programming in D. In one exercise I have 
a helper function in a struct

```D
struct Fraction {
    auto n = 0L;
    auto d = 1L;
    // ... other bits ...

    ref Fraction reduce() {
      import std.numeric : gcd;

      v = gcd(n, d);
      if (v > 1) {
        n /= v;
        d /= v;
      }

      return this;
    }

    // ... etc ...
}

void main() {
  import std.stdio : writeln;
  auto f = Fraction(3, 9);
  writeln(f.reduce());
}
```

This works but issues a deprecation warning:
```
onlineapp.d(30): Deprecation: returning `this` escapes a 
reference to parameter `this`
onlineapp.d(30):        perhaps annotate the parameter with 
`return`
Fraction(1, 3)
```

I found several other ways to make this work without the 
warnings, but I am wondering how to make this particular case 
work, or if it is not a recommended way, what the proper way 
would be.