SoftbearStudios / SoftbearStudios/bitcode

feat req: Partial Serialization

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Rust
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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.

https://docs.rs/serde-partial/latest/serde_partial/

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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

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