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rename `src` and `dst` to `source` and `destination`

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
72/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
rust
Domain
backend

Research direction

Search the repository for variables named src and dst, then inspect each occurrence to confirm it is part of this naming cleanup. Rename those variables to source and destination, run the existing test suite, and verify that no intended occurrences remain.

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Description

good first issue help wanted r-style

simple rename of all variables with those names

this is part of the effort to have clearer and more descriptive variable names

  • src => source
  • dst => destination
Dominant language
Rust
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Merged PRs (30d)
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