rust-lang / rust-lang/docs.rs

Feature request: showing implementations of a given trait across the entire ecosystem.

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Description

As docs.rs knows almost each trait and impl on crates.io, it would be helpful to show foreign implementation for traits in published crates.

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Research direction

Start by examining how docs.rs currently represents traits and implementations from published crates on crates.io. Determine the scope and design needed to discover foreign implementations across the ecosystem. Done means the relevant trait documentation shows implementations from other published crates.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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