Merge pull request #548 from apoelstra/2021-01--more-encodable

encode: add some more generic impls (more tuples, references)

README.md

@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ cargo update --package "serde" --precise "1.0.98"
 cargo update --package "serde_derive" --precise "1.0.98"
 ```
 
+For the feature `base64` to work with 1.29.0 we also need to pin `byteorder`:
+```
+cargo update -p byteorder --precise "1.3.4"
+```
+
 ## Installing Rust
 Rust can be installed using your package manager of choice or
 [rustup.rs](https://rustup.rs). The former way is considered more secure since

contrib/test.sh

@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
 
 FEATURES="base64 bitcoinconsensus use-serde rand"
 
-# Pin `cc` for Rust 1.29
+pin_common_verions() {
-if [ -n "$PIN_VERSIONS" ]; then
     cargo generate-lockfile --verbose
     cargo update -p cc --precise "1.0.41" --verbose
     cargo update -p serde --precise "1.0.98" --verbose
     cargo update -p serde_derive --precise "1.0.98" --verbose
+}
+
+# Pin `cc` for Rust 1.29
+if [ -n "$PIN_VERSIONS" ]; then
+    pin_common_verions
+    cargo update -p byteorder --precise "1.3.4"
 fi
 
 if [ "$DO_COV" = true ]
@@ -58,10 +63,7 @@ then
 
     # Pin `cc` for Rust 1.29
     if [ -n "$PIN_VERSIONS" ]; then
-        cargo generate-lockfile --verbose
+        pin_common_verions
-        cargo update -p cc --precise "1.0.41" --verbose
-        cargo update -p serde --precise "1.0.98" --verbose
-        cargo update -p serde_derive --precise "1.0.98" --verbose
     fi
 
     cargo test --verbose

src/consensus/encode.rs

@@ -679,6 +679,31 @@ impl Decodable for CheckedData {
     }
 }
 
+// References
+impl<'a, T: Encodable> Encodable for &'a T {
+    fn consensus_encode<S: io::Write>(&self, s: S) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        (&**self).consensus_encode(s)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: Encodable> Encodable for &'a mut T {
+    fn consensus_encode<S: io::Write>(&self, s: S) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        (&**self).consensus_encode(s)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Encodable> Encodable for ::std::rc::Rc<T> {
+    fn consensus_encode<S: io::Write>(&self, s: S) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        (&**self).consensus_encode(s)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Encodable> Encodable for ::std::sync::Arc<T> {
+    fn consensus_encode<S: io::Write>(&self, s: S) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        (&**self).consensus_encode(s)
+    }
+}
+
 // Tuples
 macro_rules! tuple_encode {
     ($($x:ident),*) => (
@@ -707,8 +732,11 @@ macro_rules! tuple_encode {
 }
 
 tuple_encode!(T0, T1);
+tuple_encode!(T0, T1, T2);
 tuple_encode!(T0, T1, T2, T3);
+tuple_encode!(T0, T1, T2, T3, T4);
 tuple_encode!(T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5);
+tuple_encode!(T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6);
 tuple_encode!(T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7);
 
 impl Encodable for sha256d::Hash {