wil should add GUID-related APIs
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Description
WIL has these constants:
//! For {guid} string form. Includes space for the null terminator.
constexpr size_t guid_string_buffer_length = 39;
//! For {guid} string form. Not including the null terminator.
constexpr size_t guid_string_length = 38;
but no complementary APIs to do conversion to/from std::string. Plus things for CoCreateGuid, format to/from strings, etc. I know many teams end up using cppwinrt's helpers to do this instead.
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Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by reviewing WIL's existing GUID constants and related helper conventions, then clarify the scope for string conversion, formatting, parsing, and CoCreateGuid helpers. Done means an agreed API set is implemented with coverage for the requested GUID operations.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100