pulumi / pulumi/pulumi-java

Review Union/Either type design

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Issue details

Notes from Pawel (from #1):

- no `Union<T0, T1 ... TN>`, just `Either<L, R>`, but I haven't seen
  it used with 3 or more types, and I've had an implementation ready
  from another project
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Research direction

The issue names no file, test, or entry point; start by reviewing its Union/Either design notes and the implementation from another project mentioned there. Done means reaching a decision on whether Pulumi Java should support Either<L,R> or a broader union design.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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