Don't use `[]byte` for public keys and accounts #231

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opened 2025-12-28 18:07:30 +00:00 by sami · 0 comments

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2025-12-28 18:07:30 +00:00

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Originally created by @roman-khimov on GitHub (Aug 5, 2024).

I'm always frustrated when people have to think about some structure serialization. APIs should use more specific types than just []byte because almost everything can be expressed as []byte while we expect some specific things here and there.

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Use *keys.PublicKey, use user.ID.

Originally created by @roman-khimov on GitHub (Aug 5, 2024). ## Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I'm always frustrated when people have to think about some structure serialization. APIs should use more specific types than just `[]byte` because almost everything can be expressed as `[]byte` while we expect some specific things here and there. ## Describe the solution you'd like Use `*keys.PublicKey`, use `user.ID`.