Summary

Release a new version of the Rust BSON library ("crate") with backwards-incompatible changes.

Motivation

Who is the affected end user?

Users of the drivers.

How does this affect the end user?

Current library shortcomings are not blockers but either require awkward workarounds or incur substantial resource usage penalties.

How likely is it that this problem or use case will occur?

It would be difficult to use the current BSON library and not run into these issues.

If the problem does occur, what are the consequences and how severe are they?

Extra resource usage and engineer frustration.

Is this issue urgent?

No.

Is this ticket required by a downstream team?

No.

Is this ticket only for tests?

No.

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