paritytech / paritytech/parity-scale-codec
Implement `Decode` for `Box<T> where T: ?Sized`
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Description
Why isn't Decode implemented for these types? The 2 obvious examples are Box<str> and Box<[T]>
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Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by locating the existing Decode implementation for Box and the definitions of the Decode trait; determine how unsized Box and Box<[T]> should be handled. Done means both examples support decoding with appropriate tests and no regression to sized Box.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100