rstudio / rstudio/platform-lib
Generics for rsqueue and rscache
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- Dominant language
- Go
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Description
Interacting with the queue and cache can be difficult since we require type registration and casting. Since Go now supports generics, we should research ways to make these interactions simpler and more elegant.
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the rsqueue and rscache interactions described in the issue, focusing on where type registration and casting are required. Research how Go generics could simplify those interactions, and define a concrete scope and completion criteria for the resulting design.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100