GetFirefly/firefly

External Term Format Output BIFs with options

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#347 opened on Oct 22, 2019

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Description

Should only be implemented if it called by other code as it requires supporting multiple deprecated and future versions of the protocol and compression.

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Research direction
Investigate the implementation of external term format in the codebase, understand the existing BIF infrastructure, and implement external size/2 and term to binary/2 with support for options including deprecated versions and compression.
Tech stack
rustwasm
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
RustErlang/OTP concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40