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Simplify lifetime/complexity of `runner::Config`

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#38 opened on Jan 22, 2026

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Description

To work around some lifetime issues, we have this beauty in runner.rs:

pub(crate) enum Config<'a, 'b, 'c, 'd, 'e, 'f, 'g> {
    Setup(ConfigSetup<'a>),
    RunSystem(ConfigRunSystem<'a, 'b, 'c, 'd, 'e, 'f, 'g>),
}

These lifetimes can probably be reduced and simplified.

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Research direction
Analyze the Config enum and reduce the number of lifetime parameters by restructuring or using helper types.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
game dev
Issue type
Refactor
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3
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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RustLifetime concepts
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40