Reimplement extension using fiddle
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- Dominant language
- Ruby
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- 56
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Description
A native extension was recently added just for Windows that's less than 100 lines of code. Given the simplicity of the extension, perhaps it could be reimplemented using fiddle? It would allow it to be used on any Ruby implementation with fiddle support and resolve #87 without having to release a stub gem.
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First steps
- 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 locating and reading the Windows-only native extension described in the issue, then review issue #87 for the stub-gem context. Compare its small implementation with Ruby's Fiddle support across Ruby implementations. Done means the extension is replaced with a portable Fiddle implementation and the need for a stub gem is resolved.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100