codec

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Overview

encoding contains all encodings. An encoding is defined as a transformation from (typically) any collection of types into a target type, often a primitive type. The most prevalent target type is (raw) bytes. However, big integer numbers may be encoded into uint limbs for purpose of efficient computation. Any target type gets its own package, such that encodings are easily located. 'encoding', as a package, is separated from std as it captures an interplay between two types, with varying source-types, and a predefined target-type. TODO consider adding Kim encoding (Douglas Crockford) for text encoding, as it is mere text representation. TODO consider adding Bitcoin's CompactSize unsigned integer encoding.