mozilla / mozilla/authenticator-rs
Add AuthenticatorData::to_writer
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- Rust
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Description
An AuthenticatorData::to_writer function would let us avoid some copies from Vec<u8> to ThinVec<u8> in Firefox.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the AuthenticatorData type and its existing serialization or output paths. Determine how a to_writer API could avoid copies between Vec and ThinVec, then run the relevant existing tests and add coverage showing the writer produces the expected authenticator data.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100