JuliaData / JuliaData/WeakRefStrings.jl

Constructor should make a copy

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Description

The following constructor should make a copy:
https://github.com/JuliaData/WeakRefStrings.jl/blob/7da08fd778ed784e0ec3f96ef1981dca975891c0/src/WeakRefStrings.jl#L289
This is not a problem in practice when the input is not a StringArray since a new array will have to be allocated, but we should add a method calling copy for StringArray inputs.

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Research direction

Start at src/WeakRefStrings.jl around line 289 and inspect the constructor's handling of StringArray inputs. Confirm the expected copy behavior with a focused test: changing the original input after construction should not change the constructed value.

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Tech stack
julia
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data
Issue type
Bug
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2/5
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