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Use `failure` crate for errors instead of a enum

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
rust
Domain
security

Research direction

The issue provides no file, test, or entry point. First locate the current error enum and its uses, then clarify the intended scope and completion criteria with maintainers before evaluating the migration to the failure crate.

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Description

Feature :: Improvement

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Dominant language
Rust
Stars
198
Forks
39
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