linebender / linebender/parley

Refactor shape.rs

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Description

This file is massively overloaded making it difficult to read, modify and unit test. Some of the functionality can and should be pushed to fontique. The rest can be broken up into separate passes hopefully without affecting performance.

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Research direction

Start by reading shape.rs and identifying which functionality can move to fontique and which can be separated into passes. Done means the file is easier to read, modify, and unit test while preserving performance; no specific tests or entry points are named in the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
backend
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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