RoaringBitmap / RoaringBitmap/roaring-rs

Serde support?

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Description

It would be useful to have built-in serde support for storing and retrieving bitmaps from this library. Could the existing serialization functions be used to implement this efficiently?

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Research direction

Start by inspecting the library’s existing serialization functions and the surrounding bitmap storage and retrieval code. Determine how Serde support should reuse those paths efficiently, then verify that bitmap serialization and deserialization work through tests covering the intended behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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