microsoft / microsoft/node-api-dotnet
Support C# `decimal` type
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Description
Should it convert to JS number, or not? There's a popular decimal library for JS, but we try to avoid dependencies on 3rd-party packages.
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
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing .NET-to-JavaScript type-conversion path and its tests, then resolve whether decimal values should map to JavaScript number or use a dependency. Done means the conversion policy is decided, implemented, and covered by tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, javascript
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100