From: Matt Corallo Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 22:22:10 +0000 (+0000) Subject: f clean up contributing wording X-Git-Url: http://git.bitcoin.ninja/index.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=refs%2Fheads%2F2021-05-tlv-ser;p=rust-lightning f clean up contributing wording --- diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 189f2b877..3cf463ba0 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -113,9 +113,10 @@ rustup component add clippy cargo clippy ``` -Significant structures which users serialize and store should generally always be prefixed with -`write_ver_prefix!()`/`read_ver_prefix!()` calls, and suffixed with -`write_tlv_fields!()`/`read_tlv_fields!()` calls. +Significant structures that users persist should always have their serialization methods (usually +`Writeable::write` and `ReadableArgs::read`) begin with +`write_ver_prefix!()`/`read_ver_prefix!()` calls, and end with calls to +`write_tlv_fields!()`/`read_tlv_fields!()`. Updates to the serialized format which has implications for backwards or forwards compatibility must be included in release notes.