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Implement `wac_graph::CompositionGraph::decode` to decode previous encodings

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
rust, wasm
Domain
compilers

Research direction

Start at wac_graph::CompositionGraph::decode and trace how previous graph encodings are represented and how wac-parser emits a WAC source representation. Verify decoding with and without a names custom section; done means wasm files from a previous graph encoding produce a CompositionGraph, with manufactured local names when needed.

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Description

Tracking issue for decoding wasm files from a previous graph encoding back to a CompositionGraph, allowing wac-parser to be able to emit a WAC source representation of the graph.

As local names will require a names custom section in the resulting component, the decoding should manufacture local names when the names section is not present.

Dominant language
Rust
Stars
207
Forks
41
Avg merge
4d 9m
Merged PRs (30d)
4

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