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Rust API Guideline: Functions minimize assumptions about parameters by using generics
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Description
As per Functions minimize assumptions about parameters by using generics.
This is a step further from ptr_arg.
Contributor guide
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 reading the linked Rust API Guideline for generic parameters and comparing it with the existing ptr_arg lint. Define the intended cases and acceptance criteria before locating the relevant Clippy implementation and tests; done means the new lint consistently identifies functions that make unnecessary assumptions about parameter types.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100