Add support for the use of `..` in structs
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Description
# Motivation
Currently, when a `struct` is instantiated every field must be specified.
As a user I may not care about every field when creating a new `struct` and thus it would be nice to have a default value take place for the fields that are not specified.
This would be done using the `..` syntax similar to `Rust`.
```rust
struct MyStruct {
field1: type1,
field2: type2,
field3: type3,
}
let my_struct = MyStruct { field2: value2, .. };
```
Related: #1568
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Research direction
Start by reviewing related issue #1568 and the compiler's existing struct-instantiation handling. The issue names no files or tests; done would require agreed semantics and support for the proposed `..` syntax so unspecified fields receive default values.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100