Optional bytemuck support

Cargo.toml

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ rust-version = "1.81"
 typenum = { version = "1.17", features = ["const-generics"] }
 
 # optional dependencies
+bytemuck = { version = "1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 serde = { version = "1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 zeroize = { version = "1.8", optional = true, default-features = false }
 

README.md

@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ possible with the stable implementation of const generics:
 Internally the crate is built on const generics and provides traits which make
 it possible to convert between const generic types and `typenum` types.
 
-## Features
-
-This crate exposes the following feature flags. The default is NO features.
-
-- `serde`: implements the `Deserialize` and `Serialize` traits for `Array`
-- `zeroize`: implements [`Zeroize`](https://docs.rs/zeroize/latest/zeroize/trait.Zeroize.html) for `Array<T: Zeroize, U>`
-
 ## License
 
 Licensed under either of:

src/lib.rs

@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@
     unused_qualifications
 )]
 
+//! ## Features
+//!
+//! This crate exposes the following feature flags. The default is NO features.
+//!
+//! - `bytemuck`: impls the `Pod` and `Zeroable` traits
+//! - `serde`: impls the `Deserialize` and `Serialize` traits for `Array`
+//! - `zeroize`: impls [`Zeroize`](https://docs.rs/zeroize/latest/zeroize/trait.Zeroize.html) for `Array<T: Zeroize, U>`
+//!
 //! ## Usage
 //!
 //! The two core types in this crate are as follows:
@@ -123,6 +131,9 @@ use core::{
 };
 use typenum::{Diff, Sum};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "bytemuck")]
+use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable};
+
 #[cfg(feature = "zeroize")]
 use zeroize::{Zeroize, ZeroizeOnDrop};
 
@@ -816,6 +827,23 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "bytemuck")]
+unsafe impl<T, U> Pod for Array<T, U>
+where
+    T: Pod,
+    U: ArraySize,
+    U::ArrayType<T>: Copy,
+{
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "bytemuck")]
+unsafe impl<T, U> Zeroable for Array<T, U>
+where
+    T: Zeroable,
+    U: ArraySize,
+{
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "zeroize")]
 impl<T, U> Zeroize for Array<T, U>
 where