starlark 0.14.0

An implementation of the Starlark language in Rust.
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//! Trait for Starlark values that can be serialized to pagable format.

use pagable::PagableSerializer;

use crate::values::FrozenValue;

/// Trait for Starlark values that can be serialized.
///
/// This trait is used during arena serialization to serialize each value
/// in the heap. The serialization is done via the vtable, allowing for
/// dynamic dispatch during heap traversal.
pub trait StarlarkSerialize {
    /// Serialize this value using the provided context.
    ///
    /// The context provides access to the underlying pagable serializer.
    fn starlark_serialize(&self, ctx: &mut dyn StarlarkSerializeContext) -> crate::Result<()>;
}

/// Context for serialization - wraps PagableSerializer.
///
/// This trait provides the interface that StarlarkSerialize implementations
/// use to serialize their data. It abstracts over the underlying serialization
/// mechanism.
pub trait StarlarkSerializeContext {
    /// Get mutable access to the underlying pagable serializer.
    fn pagable(&mut self) -> &mut dyn PagableSerializer;

    /// Serialize a `FrozenValue`
    fn serialize_frozen_value(&mut self, fv: FrozenValue) -> crate::Result<()>;
}