How to conveniently work with binaries as vectors of bytes? #551
Description
In my project I extensively use various byte arrays (Vec<u8>, [u8]). I have quite a number of types which comprise those as fields.
My problem is, ruslter converts those to Erlang lists, and I don't like for obvious reasons. This leaves me to these workarounds:
- Implement almost all decoders/encoders by hand
- Wrap all byte arrays with a newtype
- Cry
The problem with 1 is that it's quite a tedious work. It also adds maintenance burden. Normally I would use a derive macro, but it automatically picks lists. I know the current way to go is 2, but I don't want to pollute entire code with a custom wrapper for a byte array for this one sole purpose. My project is not Erlang-first oriented. Regarding 3, I am out of tears already.
Is there any better way around it? If not, could this be a feature request?