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'''NOTE''': '''share''' and '''transfer''' are optimizations.  These don't need to be included in the initial language implementation, but are worth keeping in mind.
'''NOTE''': '''share''' and '''transfer''' are optimizations.  These don't need to be included in the initial language implementation, but are worth keeping in mind.


A BasicType is a C++ type that can be transferred in a message.  We will provide a set of BuiltinTypes like void, int, and so on.  Protocol writers can also ''import'' foreign types for which marshall/unmarshall traits are defined, and/or that can be allocated in shared memory.
A BasicType is a C++ type that can be transferred in a message.  We will provide a set of BuiltinTypes like void, int, and so on.  Protocol writers can also ''import'' foreign types for which marshall/unmarshall traits are defined, and/or that can be allocated in shared memory. (We may need to support union types for NPAPI.)


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