2025q3 Nim Core Libraries

vac:nim:ift:2025q3-nim-core-libs

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Nim cbor serialization §

(info: cbor is needed for QT at compile time)

fully qualified name: vac:nim:ift:2025q3-nim-core-libs:nim-cbor-serialization

• owner: Esteban
• status:
• start-date: 2025/07/01
• end-date: 2025/09/30

Compile time support for json and cbor §

fully qualified name: vac:nim:ift:2025q3-nim-core-libs:compile-time-support-for-json-and-cbor

• owner: Esteban
• status:
• start-date: 2025/07/01
• end-date: 2025/09/30

Add ABI Codec Support to nim-web3 §

fully qualified name: vac:nim:ift:2025q3-nim-core-libs:add-abi-codec-support-to-nim-web3

• owner: Arnaud
• status:
• start-date: 2025/07/01
• end-date: 2025/09/30

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• Add ABI encoder and decoder support to nim-web3, enabling serialization and deserialization of static and dynamic types (including nested tuples, strings, and arrays). This should be Integrated with the nim-serialization ecosystem and inspired by contractabi from Codex, but rewritten using nim-faststream for better performance. Good test coverage is a must.

Create Standalone CPU Integer Library §

fully qualified name: vac:nim:ift:2025q3-nim-core-libs:extract-and-set-up-an-integer-library

• owner: Arnaud
• status:
• start-date: 2025/07/01
• end-date: 2025/09/30

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• Extract low-level, hardware- and compiler-specific primitives from stint/private/primitives and turn them into a reusable, standalone library for CPU-sized integers. Model the design after Rust’s integer intrinsics, nim-stew PR #187, and Constantine’s arithmetic core, with clean abstractions, cross-platform support, and a minimal, well-documented API. The resulting library should serve as a foundational building block for bigint and cryptographic libraries like Stint and Constantine.