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Add ergonomic ref counting support

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Description

Opening this to keep track of ergonomic ref-counting. We need to add support for .use and use closures. This is an experimental nightly feature landed in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/134797

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Research direction

Start by reading rust-lang/rust pull request #134797 to understand the experimental nightly feature and its intended ergonomics. Then inspect rust-clippy's existing ref-counting support and determine how .use and use closures should be covered; done means Clippy supports both forms with appropriate behavior and tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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