`contiguous_iter` should be a compile error if not using table storage strategy
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Description
## What problem does this solve or what need does it fill?
Using the wrong storage and attempting to use these methods results in a runtime error, which is suboptimal.
## What solution would you like?
We can improve the API by making these iteration methods not return a result and instead gate the trait implementation on the GAT.
## What alternative(s) have you considered?
N/A
## Additional context
This is a new feature in 0.19, so if this is fixed in the RC, that would be cool.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the contiguous_iter methods and the trait implementation gated by the storage-strategy GAT. Compare the table and non-table storage paths, then verify that invalid uses fail at compile time while valid table iteration remains available.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- game-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100