SoftbearStudios / SoftbearStudios/bitcode
feat req: Partial Serialization
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 671
- Forks
- 61
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Partial serialization and deserialization (eg through a mutable reference) would allow for further space / bandwidth optimizations by giving users the option of rolling out their own fieldwise change detection.
The exists an implementation of this behavior in serde as a reference.
Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked serde-partial implementation and then trace bitcode's serialization and deserialization entry points. No files or tests are named; done would mean supporting partial, fieldwise serialization and deserialization through a mutable reference while preserving the existing behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100