casey / casey/x-serialization-format
Magic numbers
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- Rust
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Description
Allow embedding magic numbers. Should look like:
```rust
// string data
struct MagicString;
// binary data
struct MagicNumber;
// serializes as `FOO!`
// can only be deserialized from buffer containing `FOO!`
struct Foo {
magic: MagicString<"FOO!">,
}
```
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the Rust serialization and deserialization implementation, then determine how const-generic string and byte-array markers would fit; done means the shown declarations serialize and reject buffers with incorrect magic data.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100