BigInt not supported
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Description
require('msgpack5')().encode({a: 10n})
Uncaught Error: not implemented yet
I am a bit surprised that it isn't possible to write a decoder for this. I tried, but I get the same error, since msgpack5 never seems to try to get the value converted:
const m = require('msgpack5')()
m.registerEncoder((t) => (t instanceof BigInt), t => t.toString(10))
m..encode({a: 10n})
Uncaught Error: not implemented yet
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with msgpack5().encode({a: 10n}) and compare it with the registerEncoder attempt shown in the report. Trace how BigInt values reach the encoder and determine the intended encoded and decoded representation; done means BigInt values no longer raise the reported error and the behavior is covered by tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100