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These steps are done (originally in order, but I squashed it as the end result is still pretty small, and the churn in the code comments was a bit annoying to keep straight). 1. Create proper struct type for string contexts on the heap This will make it easier to change this type in the future. 2. Make `Value::StringWithContext` iterable This make some for loops a lot more terse. 3. Encapsulate `Value::StringWithContext::Context::elems` It turns out the iterators we just exposed are sufficient. 4. Make `StringWithContext::Context` length-prefixed instead Rather than having a null pointer at the end, have a `size_t` at the beginning. This is the exact same size (note that null pointer is longer than null byte) and thus takes no more space! Also, see the new TODO on naming. The thing we already so-named is a builder type for string contexts, not the on-heap type. The `fromBuilder` static method reflects what the names ought to be too. Co-authored-by: Sergei Zimmerman <sergei@zimmerman.foo>
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