Review API for type improvements
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 61
- Forks
- 16
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
See https://blog.logrocket.com/improving-overconstrained-rust-library-apis/, e.g. the "Into the Woods" section for possible improvements to functions taking optional arguments.
Contributor guide
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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
Start by reading the linked article, especially the “Into the Woods” section, then audit the crate’s public functions that take optional arguments. The issue names no files or tests; done would require a reviewed, concrete set of type-oriented API improvements rather than a general review.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- backend-api-design
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100