Crate buf_trait

The Buf trait.

This crate provides a trait for abstracting over buffer-like types, such as str and [u8]. This is a much stronger property than, say, implementing [AsRef<[u8]>]. These are variable-length types that you might want to store as a raw byte buffer and then transmute to and from &[u8].

This crate provides all the functionality necessary for doing so safely, correctly, and in const.

Traits

• Buf
  A trait for abstracting over str, [u8], and other byte-string-like types.

Functions

• as_buf^⚠
  Converts a byte slice to a reference to a Buf.
• as_buf_mut^⚠
  Converts a mutable byte slice to a reference to a Buf.
• as_bytes
  Converts a reference to a Buf into its underlying bytes.
• as_bytes_mut
  Converts a mutable reference to a Buf into its underlying bytes.
• empty
  Creates a new empty Buf.
• layout_of
  Computes the layout of buf.