dart-lang / dart-lang/language

Record feature requests

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Description

Hello. Giant thank you to everyone that worked on patterns and records. Those features made me fall in love with Dart again and seeing the direction in which the language moves is beautiful.

After toying around with records specifically, I thought about a few possible features. I have not thought about all the pitfalls and both of them are very open to discussion, as I may have missed something.

1. Subtyping, such that the following code would be allowed:
```dart
void acceptA((int one,) a) {}
acceptA((1, two: 2));
```
2. Type spread for records:
```dart
typedef A = (int first,);
typedef B = (...A, {int second}); // (int first, {int second})
```

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the two proposed Dart record features and the existing issue discussion. No implementation files, tests, or entry points are identified; the work is complete only after the language-design questions are resolved and an agreed specification or implementation path is established.

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Assessment

Tech stack
dart
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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