Change runtime representation of `Bytes` to `UInt8Array`
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 48
- Forks
- 14
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Description
DataView is only used during encoding/decoding. UInt8Array is the more appropriate representation most of the time.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Locate the runtime definition of Bytes and every encoding and decoding path that currently uses DataView. Check the existing tests around those paths before changing the representation, and consider the work complete when Bytes uses UInt8Array without breaking encoding or decoding behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100