We would like to be able to match through the smart pointers of the standard library ergonomically:
let x: Option<Rc<bool>> = ...;
match x {
Some(deref true) => ...,
Some(x) => ...,
None => ...,
}
There are a few design questions around this, most importantly syntax-wise. I prepared a design document with two specific proposals; I would like to discuss them.
Concrete questions I would like answered:
Is one of these proposals something we would like to do? Any objections or unexplored possibilities?
Should we reserve the deref keyword for edition 2024?
Background reading
Design document (includes some links to previous discussions)
This issue corresponds to a lang-team design meeting proposal. It corresponds to a possible topic of discussion that may be scheduled for deeper discussion during one of our design meetings.
Summary
We would like to be able to match through the smart pointers of the standard library ergonomically:
There are a few design questions around this, most importantly syntax-wise. I prepared a design document with two specific proposals; I would like to discuss them.
Concrete questions I would like answered:
derefkeyword for edition 2024?Background reading
About this issue
This issue corresponds to a lang-team design meeting proposal. It corresponds to a possible topic of discussion that may be scheduled for deeper discussion during one of our design meetings.