square / square/wire

Support decoding packed messages, even if not annotated as packed

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Description

So we can safely migrate from packed to non-packed and vice-versa. The on-the-wire encoding is sufficient to differentiate the two cases.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating packed-message decoding and its existing tests in the repository, then trace how annotation metadata affects decoding. Done means packed and non-packed wire encodings can both be decoded safely when the message is not annotated as packed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
api
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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