dfinity / dfinity/candid

Support parsing inf/nan for float type

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

Description

Contributor guide

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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

Start by reading the linked forum discussion about Candid syntax for infinity and NaN values; the issue does not identify a source file or test. Trace the parser and float-type tests, then add coverage showing that inf and nan values are accepted and parsed as intended.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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