Bytes
Non-unicode sequences of bytes are supported as the Bytes type.
Dark v1 Problems
HTTP body is a string (if not json)
Problem: We automatically convert HTTP bodies into strings, even if it's not valid Unicode
Solution: Use types to specify how to convert bytes to bodies, such that the logical code is as follows body |> Bytes::toString |> Json.Deserialize<MyType>
Status: TODO
HTTP request raw values are strings but they might not be
Problem: HTTP request raw field is a string, but
Solution:
Status: Spec'ed or not spec'ed
HTTP client calls use Strings, so you can't send bytes
Problem: We'd like to be able to make raw http calls
Solution: Add a type, or even middleware, to HTTP calls such that we can use more types
Status: Spec'ed or not spec'ed
v2 Spec
v2 Language definition
v2 Standard library