serde for BlockRng, ReseedingRng and ReadRng

Cargo.toml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ include = ["src/", "LICENSE-*", "README.md", "CHANGELOG.md", "COPYRIGHT"]
 # Meta-features:
 default = ["std", "std_rng"]
 nightly = [] # enables performance optimizations requiring nightly rust
-serde1 = ["serde"]
+serde1 = ["serde", "rand_core/serde1"]
 
 # Option (enabled by default): without "std" rand uses libcore; this option
 # enables functionality expected to be available on a standard platform.
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ serde = { version = "1.0.103", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 [dependencies.packed_simd]
 # NOTE: so far no version works reliably due to dependence on unstable features
 package = "packed_simd_2"
-version = "0.3.4"
+version = "0.3.5"
 optional = true
 features = ["into_bits"]
 

rand_core/src/block.rs

@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ pub trait BlockRngCore {
 /// [`try_fill_bytes`]: RngCore::try_fill_bytes
 #[derive(Clone)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde1", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    feature = "serde1",
+    serde(
+        bound = "for<'x> R: Serialize + Deserialize<'x> + Sized, for<'x> R::Results: Serialize + Deserialize<'x>"
+    )
+)]
 pub struct BlockRng<R: BlockRngCore + ?Sized> {
     results: R::Results,
     index: usize,

src/rngs/adapter/mod.rs

@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
 mod read;
 mod reseeding;
 
+#[allow(deprecated)]
 pub use self::read::{ReadError, ReadRng};
 pub use self::reseeding::ReseedingRng;

src/rngs/adapter/read.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 //! A wrapper around any Read to treat it as an RNG.
 
+#![allow(deprecated)]
+
 use std::fmt;
 use std::io::Read;
 
@@ -30,20 +32,10 @@ use rand_core::{impls, Error, RngCore};
 /// have enough data, will only be reported through [`try_fill_bytes`].
 /// The other [`RngCore`] methods will panic in case of an error.
 ///
-/// # Example
-///
-/// ```
-/// use rand::Rng;
-/// use rand::rngs::adapter::ReadRng;
-///
-/// let data = vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8];
-/// let mut rng = ReadRng::new(&data[..]);
-/// println!("{:x}", rng.gen::<u32>());
-/// ```
-///
 /// [`OsRng`]: crate::rngs::OsRng
 /// [`try_fill_bytes`]: RngCore::try_fill_bytes
 #[derive(Debug)]
+#[deprecated(since="0.8.4", note="removal due to lack of usage")]
 pub struct ReadRng<R> {
     reader: R,
 }
@@ -86,6 +78,7 @@ impl<R: Read> RngCore for ReadRng<R> {
 
 /// `ReadRng` error type
 #[derive(Debug)]
+#[deprecated(since="0.8.4")]
 pub struct ReadError(std::io::Error);
 
 impl fmt::Display for ReadError {