lib-wc 0.1.4

#![allow(clippy::all)]
use std::ops::Deref;

/*
(G)eneric (A)ssociated (T)ypes
This is the example that was given in the Rust 1.65.0 release post:
https://blog.rust-lang.org/2022/11/03/Rust-1.65.0.html
 */

/// An `Iterator`-like trait that can borrow from `Self`
trait LendingIterator {
    type Item<'a>
    where
        Self: 'a;

    fn next<'a>(&'a mut self) -> Option<Self::Item<'a>>;
}

/// Can be implemented over smart pointers, like `Rc` or `Arc`,
/// in order to allow being generic over the pointer type
trait PointerFamily {
    type Pointer<T>: Deref<Target = T>;

    fn new<T>(value: T) -> Self::Pointer<T>;
}

/// Allows borrowing an array of items. Useful for
/// `NdArray`-like types that don't necessarily store
/// data contiguously.
trait BorrowArray<T> {
    type Array<'x, const N: usize>
    where
        Self: 'x;

    fn borrow_array<'a, const N: usize>(&'a self) -> Self::Array<'a, N>;
}