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Question: Best approach for polymorphic members

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Description

This isn't an issue but a question:

I have a struct something like

#[derive(Encode, Decode)]
struct Foo
{
   .. members
  blah: Box<[Box<dyn T>]>,
}

my current approach is to have a 'serializing' version of this struct like:

struct DynType { type_id: u64, size: u64 }
struct FooFile
{
  .. members
  blah: &[DynType],
  blah_data: &[u8],
}

where blah's values are stored in blah_data and as bitcode-encoded values linearly written into a byte buf

Is this a reasonable approach? Is there a more efficient approach?

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The issue names no repository files, tests, or entry points. First clarify whether a concrete polymorphic serialization feature is wanted and define its format and performance requirements; done would require an agreed design and implementation scope.

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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
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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