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# Description This PR renames the conversion functions on `Value` to be more consistent. It follows the Rust [API guidelines](https://rust-lang.github.io/api-guidelines/naming.html#ad-hoc-conversions-follow-as_-to_-into_-conventions-c-conv) for ad-hoc conversions. The conversion functions on `Value` now come in a few forms: - `coerce_{type}` takes a `&Value` and attempts to convert the value to `type` (e.g., `i64` are converted to `f64`). This is the old behavior of some of the `as_{type}` functions -- these functions have simply been renamed to better reflect what they do. - The new `as_{type}` functions take a `&Value` and returns an `Ok` result only if the value is of `type` (no conversion is attempted). The returned value will be borrowed if `type` is non-`Copy`, otherwise an owned value is returned. - `into_{type}` exists for non-`Copy` types, but otherwise does not attempt conversion just like `as_type`. It takes an owned `Value` and always returns an owned result. - `coerce_into_{type}` has the same relationship with `coerce_{type}` as `into_{type}` does with `as_{type}`. - `to_{kind}_string`: conversion to different string formats (debug, abbreviated, etc.). Only two of the old string conversion functions were removed, the rest have been renamed only. - `to_{type}`: other conversion functions. Currently, only `to_path` exists. (And `to_string` through `Display`.) This table summaries the above: | Form | Cost | Input Ownership | Output Ownership | Converts `Value` case/`type` | | ---------------------------- | ----- | --------------- | ---------------- | -------- | | `as_{type}` | Cheap | Borrowed | Borrowed/Owned | No | | `into_{type}` | Cheap | Owned | Owned | No | | `coerce_{type}` | Cheap | Borrowed | Borrowed/Owned | Yes | | `coerce_into_{type}` | Cheap | Owned | Owned | Yes | | `to_{kind}_string` | Expensive | Borrowed | Owned | Yes | | `to_{type}` | Expensive | Borrowed | Owned | Yes | # User-Facing Changes Breaking API change for `Value` in `nu-protocol` which is exposed as part of the plugin API. |
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nu-protocol
The nu-protocol crate holds the definitions of structs/traits that are used throughout Nushell. This gives us one way to expose them to many other crates, as well as make these definitions available to each other, without causing mutually recursive dependencies.