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Problem

rust2-ts refused Iterator::by_ref when Self is itself a &mut I, as in (&mut it).by_ref() with it: &mut I, or it.by_ref() in a function generic over I that is called with a &mut. The &mut &mut I it takes and returns is an rt.Place, but std's mapping took the iterator it points at and handed back the peeled iterator, so std_places refused it as a &mut its mapping would copy. Found writing dyn Iterator (#437).

Approach

by_ref returns the &mut Self it was given, so its mapping now passes that argument through unchanged:

• pointer::takes_place gives by_ref the rt.Place rather than what it points at.
• std_places counts it among the mappings that lend what they are given.
• iter::call returns the argument before peeling the receiver, instead of the peeled iterator.

The new iters::lent differential case covers: partial consumption then reuse of the original, &mut &mut I, a &mut dyn Iterator and a &mut to it, a borrowed Box<dyn Iterator>, rebinding the local by writing through what by_ref returns, and a generic I that is a &mut or owned.

Impact

• The translator's output: by_ref of a &mut I translates rather than being refused. No other API change.

Alternatives

• Special-casing only the refusal and dereferencing the result again. Rejected: the result has to be the same place for a write through it to rebind the local.

Follow-ups

None.

Review

• Codex, gpt-6.1-sol, medium effort, head fb39a88: no findings.

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Walkthrough

The change updates TypeScript lowering so Iterator::by_ref returns its receiver and is classified as lending and taking a place. It adds Rust and generated TypeScript fixtures for borrowed iterator reads, rebinding, and iterator helper functions. It also removes the related quest requirement and documentation.

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 40ead

This change lets Iterator::by_ref on a mutable iterator reference translate to TypeScript by reusing the same iterator. It adds differential fixtures for partial consumption, rebinding, trait objects, and boxed iterators. No concrete defect is known; one optional suggestion adds coverage for a doubly nested reference passed through a generic helper. The change appears ready to merge.

Pre-merge checks: 5

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: translating Iterator::by_ref for a mutable reference to a locally held iterator.
Description check		The description directly explains the problem, implementation approach, test coverage, impact, and alternatives for the by_ref translation change.
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Follow-up Comments

Add a nested &mut &mut call to halves.

1887-1890: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

Add a nested &mut &mut call to halves.

The new lent case calls generic halves with an owned iterator and with one &mut. No other fixture that I inspected calls a generic by_ref helper with a nested &mut, so a regression in that specialization would not change this output. Add a nested call, then regenerate the expected output.

Suggested test addition

 	out.extend(halves(&mut rest, n));
+	out.extend(halves(&mut &mut rest, n));
 	out.extend(rest);

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Review comment at @ts/fixtures/lang/src/iters.rs around lines 1887 - 1890:
Add a nested mutable-reference invocation of the generic halves helper in the
new lent case, alongside the existing owned-iterator and single-reference calls,
then regenerate the expected output to cover this specialization.

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• ts/fixtures/lang/src/harness.rs
• ts/fixtures/lang/src/iters.rs
• ts/src/lower/iter.rs
• ts/src/lower/mir/call.rs
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