dfinity / dfinity/candid

actor t <: principal

Open
#191 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

enhancement
Dominant language
Rust
Stars
301
Forks
85
Avg merge
1h 4m
Merged PRs (30d)
4

Description

An actor reference inherently is represented by a principal.

This also unblocks https://github.com/dfinity/motoko/issues/2264

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Begin by reviewing the Candid type-system implementation for actor references and principal subtyping, then read issue #2264 to understand the stated dependency; done means the requested relationship is supported and validated by relevant tests.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.