paritytech / paritytech/parity-scale-codec

Support heapless mode

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Description

It would be great if encode_to and others could work without dynamic Vec<u8> and not require heap. E.g. by using Vec implementation form heapless crate.

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Research direction

The issue identifies encode_to and related APIs, and proposes using the heapless crate's Vec implementation. Start by tracing those APIs and reviewing the heapless crate requirements. Done means encoding works without dynamic Vec allocation or a heap; no files or tests are named in the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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