Allow using std::string_view instead of ErlNifBinary
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Since `std::string_view` integrates better with the C++ ecosystem and is available in C++17, this commit ensures that it is available as an encodable and decodable type equivalent to `ErlNifBinary` while keeping `ErlNifBinary` available if needed.
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Hey @brodeuralexis, this is great, thank you! I was not aware of std::string_view, I think we could actually skip encoder/decoder for ErlNifBinary, but let's keep it to avoid breaking changes (and it doesn't hurt to have it).
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Since
std::string_viewintegrates better with the C++ ecosystem and is available in C++17, this commit ensures that it is available as an encodable and decodable type equivalent toErlNifBinarywhile keepingErlNifBinaryavailable if needed.