ruby / ruby/rbs

How to use type aliases?

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Description

In my code, I have a function that returns RBS::Parser.parse_type(...). So do I declare the return value to be RBS::Types::t? But that type is not listed in rbs -r rbs list. So I don't know if it's acceptable (public?) or not.

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Start with the RBS::Parser.parse_type return value and the RBS::Types::t reference mentioned in the issue, then compare them with the entries shown by rbs -r rbs list. Determine how type aliases are intended to be declared and whether this type is public; done means the supported usage and visibility are documented clearly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ruby
Domain
developer-experience, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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