Make use of generic in go bindings
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Description
The current go bindings are not using [generics](https://go.dev/blog/intro-generics) but those might be a good fit for the bindings to not require a user to return an `interface{}` and parse it again. Using an `interface{}` always requires that a user does a type conversion after the `Transact` call e.g. https://github.com/FoundationDB/fdb-kubernetes-operator/blob/main/fdbclient/lock_client.go#L63-L71. I haven't looked to deep into the go bindings right know to see if we could make use of generics but I think that would be a good approach.
I created this issue to discuss this as using go generics would require go 1.18 from our clients.
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Research direction
Start by locating the Go bindings and the Transact call, then compare their current interface{} return behavior with the usage example in fdbclient/lock_client.go. The issue does not identify specific binding files or tests; first establish whether generics fit the API and determine the required Go 1.18 compatibility changes before defining completion criteria.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100