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// This file is part of ICU4X. For terms of use, please see the file
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// called LICENSE at the top level of the ICU4X source tree
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// (online at: https://github.com/unicode-org/icu4x/blob/main/LICENSE ).
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#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
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use alloc::borrow::{Cow, ToOwned};
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use core::{marker::PhantomData, mem};
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/// The `Yokeable<'a>` trait is implemented on the `'static` version of any zero-copy type; for
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/// example, `Cow<'static, T>` implements `Yokeable<'a>` (for all `'a`).
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///
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/// One can use
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/// `Yokeable::Output` on this trait to obtain the "lifetime'd" value of the `Cow<'static, T>`,
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/// e.g. `<Cow<'static, T> as Yokeable<'a>'>::Output` is `Cow<'a, T>`.
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///
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/// A [`Yokeable`] type is essentially one with a covariant lifetime parameter,
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/// matched to the parameter in the trait definition. The trait allows one to cast
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/// the covariant lifetime to and from `'static`.
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///
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/// **Most of the time, if you need to implement [`Yokeable`], you should be able to use the safe
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/// [`#[derive(Yokeable)]`](yoke_derive::Yokeable) custom derive.**
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///
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/// While Rust does not yet have GAT syntax, for the purpose of this documentation
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/// we shall refer to "`Self` with a lifetime `'a`" with the syntax `Self<'a>`.
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/// Self<'static> is a stand-in for the HKT Self<'_>: lifetime -> type.
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///
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/// With this terminology, [`Yokeable`]  exposes ways to cast between `Self<'static>` and `Self<'a>` generically.
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/// This is useful for turning covariant lifetimes to _dynamic_ lifetimes, where `'static` is
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/// used as a way to "erase" the lifetime.
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///
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/// # Safety
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///
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/// This trait is safe to implement on types with a _covariant_ lifetime parameter, i.e. one where
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/// [`Self::transform()`]'s body can simply be `{ self }`. This will occur when the lifetime
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/// parameter is used within references, but not in the arguments of function pointers or in mutable
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/// positions (either in `&mut` or via interior mutability)
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///
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/// This trait must be implemented on the `'static` version of such a type, e.g. one should
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/// implement `Yokeable<'a>` (for all `'a`) on `Cow<'static, T>`.
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///
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/// This trait is also safe to implement on types that do not borrow memory.
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///
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/// There are further constraints on implementation safety on individual methods.
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///
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/// # Implementation example
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///
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/// Implementing this trait manually is unsafe. Where possible, you should use the safe
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/// [`#[derive(Yokeable)]`](yoke_derive::Yokeable) custom derive instead. We include an example
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/// in case you have your own zero-copy abstractions you wish to make yokeable.
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// # use yoke::Yokeable;
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/// # use std::borrow::Cow;
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/// # use std::{mem, ptr};
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/// struct Bar<'a> {
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///     numbers: Cow<'a, [u8]>,
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///     string: Cow<'a, str>,
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///     owned: Vec<u8>,
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/// }
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///
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/// unsafe impl<'a> Yokeable<'a> for Bar<'static> {
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///     type Output = Bar<'a>;
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///     fn transform(&'a self) -> &'a Bar<'a> {
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///         // covariant lifetime cast, can be done safely
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///         self
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///     }
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///
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///     fn transform_owned(self) -> Bar<'a> {
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///         // covariant lifetime cast, can be done safely
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///         self
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///     }
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///
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///     unsafe fn make(from: Bar<'a>) -> Self {
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///         unsafe { mem::transmute(from) }
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///     }
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///
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///     fn transform_mut<F>(&'a mut self, f: F)
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///     where
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///         F: 'static + FnOnce(&'a mut Self::Output),
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///     {
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///         unsafe { f(mem::transmute::<&mut Self, &mut Self::Output>(self)) }
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///     }
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/// }
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/// ```
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pub unsafe trait Yokeable<'a>: 'static {
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    /// This type MUST be `Self` with the `'static` replaced with `'a`, i.e. `Self<'a>`
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    type Output: 'a;
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    /// This method must cast `self` between `&'a Self<'static>` and `&'a Self<'a>`.
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    ///
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    /// # Implementation safety
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    ///
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    /// If the invariants of [`Yokeable`] are being satisfied, the body of this method
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    /// should simply be `{ self }`, though it's acceptable to include additional assertions
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    /// if desired.
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    fn transform(&'a self) -> &'a Self::Output;
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    /// This method must cast `self` between `Self<'static>` and `Self<'a>`.
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    ///
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    /// # Implementation safety
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    ///
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    /// If the invariants of [`Yokeable`] are being satisfied, the body of this method
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    /// should simply be `{ self }`, though it's acceptable to include additional assertions
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    /// if desired.
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    fn transform_owned(self) -> Self::Output;
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    /// This method can be used to cast away `Self<'a>`'s lifetime.
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    ///
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    /// # Safety
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    ///
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    /// The returned value must be destroyed before the data `from` was borrowing from is.
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    ///
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    /// # Implementation safety
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    ///
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    /// A safe implementation of this method must be equivalent to a transmute between
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    /// `Self<'a>` and `Self<'static>`
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    unsafe fn make(from: Self::Output) -> Self;
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    /// This method must cast `self` between `&'a mut Self<'static>` and `&'a mut Self<'a>`,
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    /// and pass it to `f`.
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    ///
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    /// # Implementation safety
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    ///
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    /// A safe implementation of this method must be equivalent to a pointer cast/transmute between
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    /// `&mut Self<'a>` and `&mut Self<'static>` being passed to `f`
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    ///
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    /// # Why is this safe?
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    ///
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    /// Typically covariant lifetimes become invariant when hidden behind an `&mut`,
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    /// which is why the implementation of this method cannot just be `f(self)`.
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    /// The reason behind this is that while _reading_ a covariant lifetime that has been cast to a shorter
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    /// one is always safe (this is roughly the definition of a covariant lifetime), writing
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    /// may not necessarily be safe since you could write a smaller reference to it. For example,
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    /// the following code is unsound because it manages to stuff a `'a` lifetime into a `Cow<'static>`
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    ///
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    /// ```rust,compile_fail
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    /// # use std::borrow::Cow;
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    /// # use yoke::Yokeable;
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    /// struct Foo {
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    ///     str: String,
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    ///     cow: Cow<'static, str>,
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    /// }
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    ///
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    /// fn unsound<'a>(foo: &'a mut Foo) {
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    ///     let a: &str = &foo.str;
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    ///     foo.cow.transform_mut(|cow| *cow = Cow::Borrowed(a));
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    /// }
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    /// ```
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    ///
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    /// However, this code will not compile because [`Yokeable::transform_mut()`] requires `F: 'static`.
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    /// This enforces that while `F` may mutate `Self<'a>`, it can only mutate it in a way that does
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    /// not insert additional references. For example, `F` may call `to_owned()` on a `Cow` and mutate it,
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    /// but it cannot insert a new _borrowed_ reference because it has nowhere to borrow _from_ --
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    /// `f` does not contain any borrowed references, and while we give it `Self<'a>` (which contains borrowed
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    /// data), that borrowed data is known to be valid
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    ///
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    /// Note that the `for<'b>` is also necessary, otherwise the following code would compile:
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    /// # use std::borrow::Cow;
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    /// # use yoke::Yokeable;
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    /// # use std::mem;
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    /// #
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    /// // also safely implements Yokeable<'a>
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    /// struct Bar<'a> {
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    ///     num: u8,
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    ///     cow: Cow<'a, u8>,
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    /// }
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    ///
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    /// fn unsound<'a>(bar: &'a mut Bar<'static>) {
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    ///     bar.transform_mut(move |bar| bar.cow = Cow::Borrowed(&bar.num));
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    /// }
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    /// #
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    /// # unsafe impl<'a> Yokeable<'a> for Bar<'static> {
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    /// #     type Output = Bar<'a>;
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    /// #     fn transform(&'a self) -> &'a Bar<'a> {
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    /// #         self
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    /// #     }
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    /// #
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    /// #     fn transform_owned(self) -> Bar<'a> {
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    /// #         // covariant lifetime cast, can be done safely
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    /// #         self
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    /// #     }
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    /// #
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    /// #     unsafe fn make(from: Bar<'a>) -> Self {
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    /// #         mem::forget(from);
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    /// #         ret
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    /// #     }
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    /// #
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    /// #     fn transform_mut<F>(&'a mut self, f: F)
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    /// #         F: 'static + FnOnce(&'a mut Self::Output),
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    /// #     {
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    /// #         unsafe { f(mem::transmute(self)) }
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    ///
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    /// `&'b Self::Output` lifetime with `'a` and borrowing directly from it.
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    ///
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    ///
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    /// # use std::borrow::Cow;
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    /// # use yoke::Yokeable;
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    /// struct Foo {
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    ///     str: String,
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    ///     cow: Cow<'static, str>,
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    /// }
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    ///
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    /// fn sound(foo: &mut Foo) {
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    ///     foo.cow.transform_mut(move |cow| cow.to_mut().push('a'));
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    ///    outlives local variables in f.
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    ///  - a field in its argument: because of the for<'b> bound, the call to `f`
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    ///    must be valid for a particular 'b that is strictly shorter than 'a. Thus,
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    ///    the compiler rejects the assignment.
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        F: 'static + for<'b> FnOnce(&'b mut Self::Output);
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}
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#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
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// Safety: Cow<'a, _> is covariant in 'a.
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unsafe impl<'a, T: 'static + ToOwned + ?Sized> Yokeable<'a> for Cow<'static, T>
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    <T as ToOwned>::Owned: Sized,
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{
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    type Output = Cow<'a, T>;
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    fn transform(&'a self) -> &'a Cow<'a, T> {
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        // Doesn't need unsafe: `'a` is covariant so this lifetime cast is always safe
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        self
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    }
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    fn transform_owned(self) -> Cow<'a, T> {
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        // Doesn't need unsafe: `'a` is covariant so this lifetime cast is always safe
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        self
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    }
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    #[inline]
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    unsafe fn make(from: Cow<'a, T>) -> Self {
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// Safety: Vec<T: 'static> never borrows.
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unsafe impl<'a, T: 'static> Yokeable<'a> for alloc::vec::Vec<T> {
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    type Output = alloc::vec::Vec<T>;
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    fn transform_owned(self) -> alloc::vec::Vec<T> {
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unsafe impl<'a, T: ?Sized + 'static> Yokeable<'a> for PhantomData<T> {
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    type Output = PhantomData<T>;
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}