Replace `NonrepeatingIterator` with `itertools::structs::Unique`
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Description
when itertools 0.15 is released
Context: https://github.com/rust-itertools/itertools/pull/1007
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
Search the repository for NonrepeatingIterator and inspect each use and its surrounding tests. After itertools 0.15 is available, replace the old iterator with itertools::structs::Unique, then run the affected coreutils tests and confirm the project still builds.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100