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Encodable trait objects

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Issue by kmcallister
Monday Dec 15, 2014 at 10:30 GMT

For earlier discussion, see https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/19874

This issue was labelled with: A-an-interesting-project, E-hard in the Rust repository


<kmc> i want a world where I can send a Box<Encodable + FnOnce(A) -> B> across the network and call it on the other end
<Yurume> kmc: with a built-in AEAD protocol...

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Research direction

Begin with the earlier discussion in Rust issue #19874 and review the RFC repository's process. The issue does not name files, tests, or a concrete change; first establish a scoped proposal for Encodable trait objects and define what acceptance would mean before implementation work can be identified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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