Weird, a blog post by Collabora about a crate by Collabora, that no longer is availabe? Well, the crate seems to be, but not the code. So, what is going on here?
Seems to be a wrapper around implementing the "index into data store"-pattern (not sure if there is a better name), but without support for removal from said data store.
From a quick glance I don't really see what this gives you that wouldn't also be quite easy with a manual implementation. And then you avoid the proc macro compile time overhead as well.
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sirdorius@programming.dev · 6 pts · 3y
That library is dead for more than a year. Maintainer even deleted the repository. But the article is still a good read.
CameronDev@programming.dev · 8 pts · 3y
persian-rugpulled :(
snaggen@programming.dev · 1 pts · 3y
They have fixed this and the code is available now.
snaggen@programming.dev · 1 pts · 3y
Weird, a blog post by Collabora about a crate by Collabora, that no longer is availabe? Well, the crate seems to be, but not the code. So, what is going on here?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 3y
The code is left as an exercise for the reader.
Anders429@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
You can download the code directly from crates.io still.
Zyansheep@programming.dev · 3 pts · 3y
So... basically a nicer API for arena or vector-based allocation where you store the index instead of a pointer?
Vorpal@programming.dev · 3 pts · 3y
Seems to be a wrapper around implementing the "index into data store"-pattern (not sure if there is a better name), but without support for removal from said data store.
From a quick glance I don't really see what this gives you that wouldn't also be quite easy with a manual implementation. And then you avoid the proc macro compile time overhead as well.
aloso@programming.dev · 1 pts · 3y
It gives you more type safety, because you use a
ProxyᐸFooᐳinstead of justusize.Vorpal@programming.dev · 1 pts · 3y
In my manual implementation I would assume you would use a newtype, so not really relevant.
somegeek@programming.dev · 1 pts · 3y
As a Persian, I approve this crate