cginternals / cginternals/gloperate

Support connections between Slots whose types are implicitly convertible

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Description

I'm not sure how complicated this is to implement (if possible at all), but it would be great two slots could be connected if their types are convertible, e.g.:
```
Input myIVec4Input;
Output myVec4Output;

myIVec4Input << myVec4Output;
```
Currently, this gives a compile error: `binary '<<': no operator found which takes a right-hand operand of type 'gloperate::Input' (or there is no acceptable conversion)`

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Research direction

Start by locating the Input and Output slot types and the operator used by `myIVec4Input << myVec4Output`. Read how slot types are checked during connection, then determine the intended behavior for the shown glm::ivec4-to-glm::vec4 example and verify that convertible slots can connect.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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