Commit 57dbc9e74a

Andrew Kelley <andrew@ziglang.org>
2025-08-08 08:09:40
std.Io: delete GenericWriter
1 parent 5cb8cde
lib/std/Build/Step/CheckObject.zig
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ const Check = struct {
     fn dumpSection(allocator: Allocator, name: [:0]const u8) Check {
         var check = Check.create(allocator, .dump_section);
         const off: u32 = @intCast(check.data.items.len);
-        check.data.writer().print("{s}\x00", .{name}) catch @panic("OOM");
+        check.data.print("{s}\x00", .{name}) catch @panic("OOM");
         check.payload = .{ .dump_section = off };
         return check;
     }
@@ -1320,7 +1320,8 @@ const MachODumper = struct {
                 }
                 bindings.deinit();
             }
-            try ctx.parseBindInfo(data, &bindings);
+            var data_reader: std.Io.Reader = .fixed(data);
+            try ctx.parseBindInfo(&data_reader, &bindings);
             mem.sort(Binding, bindings.items, {}, Binding.lessThan);
             for (bindings.items) |binding| {
                 try writer.print("0x{x} [addend: {d}]", .{ binding.address, binding.addend });
@@ -1335,11 +1336,7 @@ const MachODumper = struct {
             }
         }
 
-        fn parseBindInfo(ctx: ObjectContext, data: []const u8, bindings: *std.array_list.Managed(Binding)) !void {
-            var stream = std.io.fixedBufferStream(data);
-            var creader = std.io.countingReader(stream.reader());
-            const reader = creader.reader();
-
+        fn parseBindInfo(ctx: ObjectContext, reader: *std.Io.Reader, bindings: *std.array_list.Managed(Binding)) !void {
             var seg_id: ?u8 = null;
             var tag: Binding.Tag = .self;
             var ordinal: u16 = 0;
@@ -1350,7 +1347,7 @@ const MachODumper = struct {
             defer name_buf.deinit();
 
             while (true) {
-                const byte = reader.readByte() catch break;
+                const byte = reader.takeByte() catch break;
                 const opc = byte & macho.BIND_OPCODE_MASK;
                 const imm = byte & macho.BIND_IMMEDIATE_MASK;
                 switch (opc) {
@@ -1371,18 +1368,17 @@ const MachODumper = struct {
                     },
                     macho.BIND_OPCODE_SET_SEGMENT_AND_OFFSET_ULEB => {
                         seg_id = imm;
-                        offset = try std.leb.readUleb128(u64, reader);
+                        offset = try reader.takeLeb128(u64);
                     },
                     macho.BIND_OPCODE_SET_SYMBOL_TRAILING_FLAGS_IMM => {
                         name_buf.clearRetainingCapacity();
-                        try reader.readUntilDelimiterArrayList(&name_buf, 0, std.math.maxInt(u32));
-                        try name_buf.append(0);
+                        try name_buf.appendSlice(try reader.takeDelimiterInclusive(0));
                     },
                     macho.BIND_OPCODE_SET_ADDEND_SLEB => {
-                        addend = try std.leb.readIleb128(i64, reader);
+                        addend = try reader.takeLeb128(i64);
                     },
                     macho.BIND_OPCODE_ADD_ADDR_ULEB => {
-                        const x = try std.leb.readUleb128(u64, reader);
+                        const x = try reader.takeLeb128(u64);
                         offset = @intCast(@as(i64, @intCast(offset)) + @as(i64, @bitCast(x)));
                     },
                     macho.BIND_OPCODE_DO_BIND,
@@ -1397,14 +1393,14 @@ const MachODumper = struct {
                         switch (opc) {
                             macho.BIND_OPCODE_DO_BIND => {},
                             macho.BIND_OPCODE_DO_BIND_ADD_ADDR_ULEB => {
-                                add_addr = try std.leb.readUleb128(u64, reader);
+                                add_addr = try reader.takeLeb128(u64);
                             },
                             macho.BIND_OPCODE_DO_BIND_ADD_ADDR_IMM_SCALED => {
                                 add_addr = imm * @sizeOf(u64);
                             },
                             macho.BIND_OPCODE_DO_BIND_ULEB_TIMES_SKIPPING_ULEB => {
-                                count = try std.leb.readUleb128(u64, reader);
-                                skip = try std.leb.readUleb128(u64, reader);
+                                count = try reader.takeLeb128(u64);
+                                skip = try reader.takeLeb128(u64);
                             },
                             else => unreachable,
                         }
@@ -1621,8 +1617,9 @@ const MachODumper = struct {
         var ctx = ObjectContext{ .gpa = gpa, .data = bytes, .header = hdr };
         try ctx.parse();
 
-        var output = std.array_list.Managed(u8).init(gpa);
-        const writer = output.writer();
+        var output: std.Io.Writer.Allocating = .init(gpa);
+        defer output.deinit();
+        const writer = &output.writer;
 
         switch (check.kind) {
             .headers => {
@@ -1787,8 +1784,9 @@ const ElfDumper = struct {
             try ctx.objects.append(gpa, .{ .name = name, .off = stream.pos, .len = size });
         }
 
-        var output = std.array_list.Managed(u8).init(gpa);
-        const writer = output.writer();
+        var output: std.Io.Writer.Allocating = .init(gpa);
+        defer output.deinit();
+        const writer = &output.writer;
 
         switch (check.kind) {
             .archive_symtab => if (ctx.symtab.items.len > 0) {
@@ -1944,8 +1942,9 @@ const ElfDumper = struct {
             else => {},
         };
 
-        var output = std.array_list.Managed(u8).init(gpa);
-        const writer = output.writer();
+        var output: std.Io.Writer.Allocating = .init(gpa);
+        defer output.deinit();
+        const writer = &output.writer;
 
         switch (check.kind) {
             .headers => {
@@ -2398,10 +2397,10 @@ const WasmDumper = struct {
             return error.UnsupportedWasmVersion;
         }
 
-        var output = std.array_list.Managed(u8).init(gpa);
+        var output: std.Io.Writer.Allocating = .init(gpa);
         defer output.deinit();
-        parseAndDumpInner(step, check, bytes, &fbs, &output) catch |err| switch (err) {
-            error.EndOfStream => try output.appendSlice("\n<UnexpectedEndOfStream>"),
+        parseAndDumpInner(step, check, bytes, &fbs, &output.writer) catch |err| switch (err) {
+            error.EndOfStream => try output.writer.writeAll("\n<UnexpectedEndOfStream>"),
             else => |e| return e,
         };
         return output.toOwnedSlice();
@@ -2412,10 +2411,9 @@ const WasmDumper = struct {
         check: Check,
         bytes: []const u8,
         fbs: *std.io.FixedBufferStream([]const u8),
-        output: *std.array_list.Managed(u8),
+        writer: *std.Io.Writer,
     ) !void {
         const reader = fbs.reader();
-        const writer = output.writer();
 
         switch (check.kind) {
             .headers => {
lib/std/crypto/codecs/asn1/der/ArrayListReverse.zig
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 //! Laid out in memory like:
 //! capacity  |--------------------------|
 //! data                   |-------------|
+
+const std = @import("std");
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+const assert = std.debug.assert;
+const testing = std.testing;
+
 data: []u8,
 capacity: usize,
 allocator: Allocator,
@@ -45,12 +51,6 @@ pub fn prependSlice(self: *ArrayListReverse, data: []const u8) Error!void {
     self.data.ptr = begin;
 }
 
-pub const Writer = std.io.GenericWriter(*ArrayListReverse, Error, prependSliceSize);
-/// Warning: This writer writes backwards. `fn print` will NOT work as expected.
-pub fn writer(self: *ArrayListReverse) Writer {
-    return .{ .context = self };
-}
-
 fn prependSliceSize(self: *ArrayListReverse, data: []const u8) Error!usize {
     try self.prependSlice(data);
     return data.len;
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ pub fn toOwnedSlice(self: *ArrayListReverse) Error![]u8 {
     return new_memory;
 }
 
-const std = @import("std");
-const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
-const assert = std.debug.assert;
-const testing = std.testing;
-
 test ArrayListReverse {
     var b = ArrayListReverse.init(testing.allocator);
     defer b.deinit();
lib/std/crypto/aegis.zig
@@ -801,18 +801,6 @@ fn AegisMac(comptime T: type) type {
             ctx.update(msg);
             ctx.final(out);
         }
-
-        pub const Error = error{};
-        pub const Writer = std.io.GenericWriter(*Mac, Error, write);
-
-        fn write(self: *Mac, bytes: []const u8) Error!usize {
-            self.update(bytes);
-            return bytes.len;
-        }
-
-        pub fn writer(self: *Mac) Writer {
-            return .{ .context = self };
-        }
     };
 }
 
lib/std/crypto/blake2.zig
@@ -185,18 +185,6 @@ pub fn Blake2s(comptime out_bits: usize) type {
                 r.* ^= v[i] ^ v[i + 8];
             }
         }
-
-        pub const Error = error{};
-        pub const Writer = std.io.GenericWriter(*Self, Error, write);
-
-        fn write(self: *Self, bytes: []const u8) Error!usize {
-            self.update(bytes);
-            return bytes.len;
-        }
-
-        pub fn writer(self: *Self) Writer {
-            return .{ .context = self };
-        }
     };
 }
 
lib/std/crypto/blake3.zig
@@ -474,18 +474,6 @@ pub const Blake3 = struct {
         }
         output.rootOutputBytes(out_slice);
     }
-
-    pub const Error = error{};
-    pub const Writer = std.io.GenericWriter(*Blake3, Error, write);
-
-    fn write(self: *Blake3, bytes: []const u8) Error!usize {
-        self.update(bytes);
-        return bytes.len;
-    }
-
-    pub fn writer(self: *Blake3) Writer {
-        return .{ .context = self };
-    }
 };
 
 // Use named type declarations to workaround crash with anonymous structs (issue #4373).
lib/std/crypto/sha2.zig
@@ -373,18 +373,6 @@ fn Sha2x32(comptime iv: Iv32, digest_bits: comptime_int) type {
 
             for (&d.s, v) |*dv, vv| dv.* +%= vv;
         }
-
-        pub const Error = error{};
-        pub const Writer = std.io.GenericWriter(*Self, Error, write);
-
-        fn write(self: *Self, bytes: []const u8) Error!usize {
-            self.update(bytes);
-            return bytes.len;
-        }
-
-        pub fn writer(self: *Self) Writer {
-            return .{ .context = self };
-        }
     };
 }
 
lib/std/crypto/sha3.zig
@@ -80,18 +80,6 @@ pub fn Keccak(comptime f: u11, comptime output_bits: u11, comptime default_delim
             self.st.pad();
             self.st.squeeze(out[0..]);
         }
-
-        pub const Error = error{};
-        pub const Writer = std.io.GenericWriter(*Self, Error, write);
-
-        fn write(self: *Self, bytes: []const u8) Error!usize {
-            self.update(bytes);
-            return bytes.len;
-        }
-
-        pub fn writer(self: *Self) Writer {
-            return .{ .context = self };
-        }
     };
 }
 
@@ -191,18 +179,6 @@ fn ShakeLike(comptime security_level: u11, comptime default_delim: u8, comptime
         pub fn fillBlock(self: *Self) void {
             self.st.fillBlock();
         }
-
-        pub const Error = error{};
-        pub const Writer = std.io.GenericWriter(*Self, Error, write);
-
-        fn write(self: *Self, bytes: []const u8) Error!usize {
-            self.update(bytes);
-            return bytes.len;
-        }
-
-        pub fn writer(self: *Self) Writer {
-            return .{ .context = self };
-        }
     };
 }
 
@@ -284,18 +260,6 @@ fn CShakeLike(comptime security_level: u11, comptime default_delim: u8, comptime
         pub fn fillBlock(self: *Self) void {
             self.shaker.fillBlock();
         }
-
-        pub const Error = error{};
-        pub const Writer = std.io.GenericWriter(*Self, Error, write);
-
-        fn write(self: *Self, bytes: []const u8) Error!usize {
-            self.update(bytes);
-            return bytes.len;
-        }
-
-        pub fn writer(self: *Self) Writer {
-            return .{ .context = self };
-        }
     };
 }
 
@@ -390,18 +354,6 @@ fn KMacLike(comptime security_level: u11, comptime default_delim: u8, comptime r
             ctx.update(msg);
             ctx.final(out);
         }
-
-        pub const Error = error{};
-        pub const Writer = std.io.GenericWriter(*Self, Error, write);
-
-        fn write(self: *Self, bytes: []const u8) Error!usize {
-            self.update(bytes);
-            return bytes.len;
-        }
-
-        pub fn writer(self: *Self) Writer {
-            return .{ .context = self };
-        }
     };
 }
 
@@ -482,18 +434,6 @@ fn TupleHashLike(comptime security_level: u11, comptime default_delim: u8, compt
             }
             self.cshaker.squeeze(out);
         }
-
-        pub const Error = error{};
-        pub const Writer = std.io.GenericWriter(*Self, Error, write);
-
-        fn write(self: *Self, bytes: []const u8) Error!usize {
-            self.update(bytes);
-            return bytes.len;
-        }
-
-        pub fn writer(self: *Self) Writer {
-            return .{ .context = self };
-        }
     };
 }
 
lib/std/crypto/siphash.zig
@@ -238,18 +238,6 @@ fn SipHash(comptime T: type, comptime c_rounds: usize, comptime d_rounds: usize)
         pub fn toInt(msg: []const u8, key: *const [key_length]u8) T {
             return State.hash(msg, key);
         }
-
-        pub const Error = error{};
-        pub const Writer = std.io.GenericWriter(*Self, Error, write);
-
-        fn write(self: *Self, bytes: []const u8) Error!usize {
-            self.update(bytes);
-            return bytes.len;
-        }
-
-        pub fn writer(self: *Self) Writer {
-            return .{ .context = self };
-        }
     };
 }
 
lib/std/fs/File.zig
@@ -1097,14 +1097,6 @@ pub fn deprecatedReader(file: File) DeprecatedReader {
     return .{ .context = file };
 }
 
-/// Deprecated in favor of `Writer`.
-pub const DeprecatedWriter = io.GenericWriter(File, WriteError, write);
-
-/// Deprecated in favor of `Writer`.
-pub fn deprecatedWriter(file: File) DeprecatedWriter {
-    return .{ .context = file };
-}
-
 /// Memoizes key information about a file handle such as:
 /// * The size from calling stat, or the error that occurred therein.
 /// * The current seek position.
lib/std/Io/DeprecatedReader.zig
@@ -93,100 +93,6 @@ pub fn readAllAlloc(self: Self, allocator: mem.Allocator, max_size: usize) anyer
     return try array_list.toOwnedSlice();
 }
 
-/// Deprecated: use `streamUntilDelimiter` with ArrayList's writer instead.
-/// Replaces the `std.array_list.Managed` contents by reading from the stream until `delimiter` is found.
-/// Does not include the delimiter in the result.
-/// If the `std.array_list.Managed` length would exceed `max_size`, `error.StreamTooLong` is returned and the
-/// `std.array_list.Managed` is populated with `max_size` bytes from the stream.
-pub fn readUntilDelimiterArrayList(
-    self: Self,
-    array_list: *std.array_list.Managed(u8),
-    delimiter: u8,
-    max_size: usize,
-) anyerror!void {
-    array_list.shrinkRetainingCapacity(0);
-    try self.streamUntilDelimiter(array_list.writer(), delimiter, max_size);
-}
-
-/// Deprecated: use `streamUntilDelimiter` with ArrayList's writer instead.
-/// Allocates enough memory to read until `delimiter`. If the allocated
-/// memory would be greater than `max_size`, returns `error.StreamTooLong`.
-/// Caller owns returned memory.
-/// If this function returns an error, the contents from the stream read so far are lost.
-pub fn readUntilDelimiterAlloc(
-    self: Self,
-    allocator: mem.Allocator,
-    delimiter: u8,
-    max_size: usize,
-) anyerror![]u8 {
-    var array_list = std.array_list.Managed(u8).init(allocator);
-    defer array_list.deinit();
-    try self.streamUntilDelimiter(array_list.writer(), delimiter, max_size);
-    return try array_list.toOwnedSlice();
-}
-
-/// Deprecated: use `streamUntilDelimiter` with FixedBufferStream's writer instead.
-/// Reads from the stream until specified byte is found. If the buffer is not
-/// large enough to hold the entire contents, `error.StreamTooLong` is returned.
-/// If end-of-stream is found, `error.EndOfStream` is returned.
-/// Returns a slice of the stream data, with ptr equal to `buf.ptr`. The
-/// delimiter byte is written to the output buffer but is not included
-/// in the returned slice.
-pub fn readUntilDelimiter(self: Self, buf: []u8, delimiter: u8) anyerror![]u8 {
-    var fbs = std.io.fixedBufferStream(buf);
-    try self.streamUntilDelimiter(fbs.writer(), delimiter, fbs.buffer.len);
-    const output = fbs.getWritten();
-    buf[output.len] = delimiter; // emulating old behaviour
-    return output;
-}
-
-/// Deprecated: use `streamUntilDelimiter` with ArrayList's (or any other's) writer instead.
-/// Allocates enough memory to read until `delimiter` or end-of-stream.
-/// If the allocated memory would be greater than `max_size`, returns
-/// `error.StreamTooLong`. If end-of-stream is found, returns the rest
-/// of the stream. If this function is called again after that, returns
-/// null.
-/// Caller owns returned memory.
-/// If this function returns an error, the contents from the stream read so far are lost.
-pub fn readUntilDelimiterOrEofAlloc(
-    self: Self,
-    allocator: mem.Allocator,
-    delimiter: u8,
-    max_size: usize,
-) anyerror!?[]u8 {
-    var array_list = std.array_list.Managed(u8).init(allocator);
-    defer array_list.deinit();
-    self.streamUntilDelimiter(array_list.writer(), delimiter, max_size) catch |err| switch (err) {
-        error.EndOfStream => if (array_list.items.len == 0) {
-            return null;
-        },
-        else => |e| return e,
-    };
-    return try array_list.toOwnedSlice();
-}
-
-/// Deprecated: use `streamUntilDelimiter` with FixedBufferStream's writer instead.
-/// Reads from the stream until specified byte is found. If the buffer is not
-/// large enough to hold the entire contents, `error.StreamTooLong` is returned.
-/// If end-of-stream is found, returns the rest of the stream. If this
-/// function is called again after that, returns null.
-/// Returns a slice of the stream data, with ptr equal to `buf.ptr`. The
-/// delimiter byte is written to the output buffer but is not included
-/// in the returned slice.
-pub fn readUntilDelimiterOrEof(self: Self, buf: []u8, delimiter: u8) anyerror!?[]u8 {
-    var fbs = std.io.fixedBufferStream(buf);
-    self.streamUntilDelimiter(fbs.writer(), delimiter, fbs.buffer.len) catch |err| switch (err) {
-        error.EndOfStream => if (fbs.getWritten().len == 0) {
-            return null;
-        },
-
-        else => |e| return e,
-    };
-    const output = fbs.getWritten();
-    buf[output.len] = delimiter; // emulating old behaviour
-    return output;
-}
-
 /// Appends to the `writer` contents by reading from the stream until `delimiter` is found.
 /// Does not write the delimiter itself.
 /// If `optional_max_size` is not null and amount of written bytes exceeds `optional_max_size`,
lib/std/Io/DeprecatedWriter.zig
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("../std.zig");
-const assert = std.debug.assert;
-const mem = std.mem;
-const native_endian = @import("builtin").target.cpu.arch.endian();
-
-context: *const anyopaque,
-writeFn: *const fn (context: *const anyopaque, bytes: []const u8) anyerror!usize,
-
-const Self = @This();
-pub const Error = anyerror;
-
-pub fn write(self: Self, bytes: []const u8) anyerror!usize {
-    return self.writeFn(self.context, bytes);
-}
-
-pub fn writeAll(self: Self, bytes: []const u8) anyerror!void {
-    var index: usize = 0;
-    while (index != bytes.len) {
-        index += try self.write(bytes[index..]);
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn print(self: Self, comptime format: []const u8, args: anytype) anyerror!void {
-    return std.fmt.format(self, format, args);
-}
-
-pub fn writeByte(self: Self, byte: u8) anyerror!void {
-    const array = [1]u8{byte};
-    return self.writeAll(&array);
-}
-
-pub fn writeByteNTimes(self: Self, byte: u8, n: usize) anyerror!void {
-    var bytes: [256]u8 = undefined;
-    @memset(bytes[0..], byte);
-
-    var remaining: usize = n;
-    while (remaining > 0) {
-        const to_write = @min(remaining, bytes.len);
-        try self.writeAll(bytes[0..to_write]);
-        remaining -= to_write;
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn writeBytesNTimes(self: Self, bytes: []const u8, n: usize) anyerror!void {
-    var i: usize = 0;
-    while (i < n) : (i += 1) {
-        try self.writeAll(bytes);
-    }
-}
-
-pub inline fn writeInt(self: Self, comptime T: type, value: T, endian: std.builtin.Endian) anyerror!void {
-    var bytes: [@divExact(@typeInfo(T).int.bits, 8)]u8 = undefined;
-    mem.writeInt(std.math.ByteAlignedInt(@TypeOf(value)), &bytes, value, endian);
-    return self.writeAll(&bytes);
-}
-
-pub fn writeStruct(self: Self, value: anytype) anyerror!void {
-    // Only extern and packed structs have defined in-memory layout.
-    comptime assert(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(value)).@"struct".layout != .auto);
-    return self.writeAll(mem.asBytes(&value));
-}
-
-pub fn writeStructEndian(self: Self, value: anytype, endian: std.builtin.Endian) anyerror!void {
-    // TODO: make sure this value is not a reference type
-    if (native_endian == endian) {
-        return self.writeStruct(value);
-    } else {
-        var copy = value;
-        mem.byteSwapAllFields(@TypeOf(value), &copy);
-        return self.writeStruct(copy);
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn writeFile(self: Self, file: std.fs.File) anyerror!void {
-    // TODO: figure out how to adjust std lib abstractions so that this ends up
-    // doing sendfile or maybe even copy_file_range under the right conditions.
-    var buf: [4000]u8 = undefined;
-    while (true) {
-        const n = try file.readAll(&buf);
-        try self.writeAll(buf[0..n]);
-        if (n < buf.len) return;
-    }
-}
-
-/// Helper for bridging to the new `Writer` API while upgrading.
-pub fn adaptToNewApi(self: *const Self, buffer: []u8) Adapter {
-    return .{
-        .derp_writer = self.*,
-        .new_interface = .{
-            .buffer = buffer,
-            .vtable = &.{ .drain = Adapter.drain },
-        },
-    };
-}
-
-pub const Adapter = struct {
-    derp_writer: Self,
-    new_interface: std.io.Writer,
-    err: ?Error = null,
-
-    fn drain(w: *std.io.Writer, data: []const []const u8, splat: usize) std.io.Writer.Error!usize {
-        _ = splat;
-        const a: *@This() = @alignCast(@fieldParentPtr("new_interface", w));
-        const buffered = w.buffered();
-        if (buffered.len != 0) return w.consume(a.derp_writer.write(buffered) catch |err| {
-            a.err = err;
-            return error.WriteFailed;
-        });
-        return a.derp_writer.write(data[0]) catch |err| {
-            a.err = err;
-            return error.WriteFailed;
-        };
-    }
-};
lib/std/Io/fixed_buffer_stream.zig
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ pub fn FixedBufferStream(comptime Buffer: type) type {
         pub const GetSeekPosError = error{};
 
         pub const Reader = io.GenericReader(*Self, ReadError, read);
-        pub const Writer = io.GenericWriter(*Self, WriteError, write);
 
         const Self = @This();
 
@@ -25,10 +24,6 @@ pub fn FixedBufferStream(comptime Buffer: type) type {
             return .{ .context = self };
         }
 
-        pub fn writer(self: *Self) Writer {
-            return .{ .context = self };
-        }
-
         pub fn read(self: *Self, dest: []u8) ReadError!usize {
             const size = @min(dest.len, self.buffer.len - self.pos);
             const end = self.pos + size;
@@ -39,23 +34,6 @@ pub fn FixedBufferStream(comptime Buffer: type) type {
             return size;
         }
 
-        /// If the returned number of bytes written is less than requested, the
-        /// buffer is full. Returns `error.NoSpaceLeft` when no bytes would be written.
-        /// Note: `error.NoSpaceLeft` matches the corresponding error from
-        /// `std.fs.File.WriteError`.
-        pub fn write(self: *Self, bytes: []const u8) WriteError!usize {
-            if (bytes.len == 0) return 0;
-            if (self.pos >= self.buffer.len) return error.NoSpaceLeft;
-
-            const n = @min(self.buffer.len - self.pos, bytes.len);
-            @memcpy(self.buffer[self.pos..][0..n], bytes[0..n]);
-            self.pos += n;
-
-            if (n == 0) return error.NoSpaceLeft;
-
-            return n;
-        }
-
         pub fn seekTo(self: *Self, pos: u64) SeekError!void {
             self.pos = @min(std.math.lossyCast(usize, pos), self.buffer.len);
         }
@@ -84,10 +62,6 @@ pub fn FixedBufferStream(comptime Buffer: type) type {
             return self.pos;
         }
 
-        pub fn getWritten(self: Self) Buffer {
-            return self.buffer[0..self.pos];
-        }
-
         pub fn reset(self: *Self) void {
             self.pos = 0;
         }
@@ -117,49 +91,6 @@ fn Slice(comptime T: type) type {
     }
 }
 
-test "output" {
-    var buf: [255]u8 = undefined;
-    var fbs = fixedBufferStream(&buf);
-    const stream = fbs.writer();
-
-    try stream.print("{s}{s}!", .{ "Hello", "World" });
-    try testing.expectEqualSlices(u8, "HelloWorld!", fbs.getWritten());
-}
-
-test "output at comptime" {
-    comptime {
-        var buf: [255]u8 = undefined;
-        var fbs = fixedBufferStream(&buf);
-        const stream = fbs.writer();
-
-        try stream.print("{s}{s}!", .{ "Hello", "World" });
-        try testing.expectEqualSlices(u8, "HelloWorld!", fbs.getWritten());
-    }
-}
-
-test "output 2" {
-    var buffer: [10]u8 = undefined;
-    var fbs = fixedBufferStream(&buffer);
-
-    try fbs.writer().writeAll("Hello");
-    try testing.expect(mem.eql(u8, fbs.getWritten(), "Hello"));
-
-    try fbs.writer().writeAll("world");
-    try testing.expect(mem.eql(u8, fbs.getWritten(), "Helloworld"));
-
-    try testing.expectError(error.NoSpaceLeft, fbs.writer().writeAll("!"));
-    try testing.expect(mem.eql(u8, fbs.getWritten(), "Helloworld"));
-
-    fbs.reset();
-    try testing.expect(fbs.getWritten().len == 0);
-
-    try testing.expectError(error.NoSpaceLeft, fbs.writer().writeAll("Hello world!"));
-    try testing.expect(mem.eql(u8, fbs.getWritten(), "Hello worl"));
-
-    try fbs.seekTo((try fbs.getEndPos()) + 1);
-    try testing.expectError(error.NoSpaceLeft, fbs.writer().writeAll("H"));
-}
-
 test "input" {
     const bytes = [_]u8{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 };
     var fbs = fixedBufferStream(&bytes);
lib/std/array_list.zig
@@ -336,39 +336,6 @@ pub fn AlignedManaged(comptime T: type, comptime alignment: ?mem.Alignment) type
             try unmanaged.print(gpa, fmt, args);
         }
 
-        pub const Writer = if (T != u8) void else std.io.GenericWriter(*Self, Allocator.Error, appendWrite);
-
-        /// Initializes a Writer which will append to the list.
-        pub fn writer(self: *Self) Writer {
-            return .{ .context = self };
-        }
-
-        /// Same as `append` except it returns the number of bytes written, which is always the same
-        /// as `m.len`. The purpose of this function existing is to match `std.io.GenericWriter` API.
-        /// Invalidates element pointers if additional memory is needed.
-        fn appendWrite(self: *Self, m: []const u8) Allocator.Error!usize {
-            try self.appendSlice(m);
-            return m.len;
-        }
-
-        pub const FixedWriter = std.io.GenericWriter(*Self, Allocator.Error, appendWriteFixed);
-
-        /// Initializes a Writer which will append to the list but will return
-        /// `error.OutOfMemory` rather than increasing capacity.
-        pub fn fixedWriter(self: *Self) FixedWriter {
-            return .{ .context = self };
-        }
-
-        /// The purpose of this function existing is to match `std.io.GenericWriter` API.
-        fn appendWriteFixed(self: *Self, m: []const u8) error{OutOfMemory}!usize {
-            const available_capacity = self.capacity - self.items.len;
-            if (m.len > available_capacity)
-                return error.OutOfMemory;
-
-            self.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(m);
-            return m.len;
-        }
-
         /// Append a value to the list `n` times.
         /// Allocates more memory as necessary.
         /// Invalidates element pointers if additional memory is needed.
@@ -1083,48 +1050,6 @@ pub fn Aligned(comptime T: type, comptime alignment: ?mem.Alignment) type {
             self.items.len += w.end;
         }
 
-        /// Deprecated in favor of `print` or `std.io.Writer.Allocating`.
-        pub const WriterContext = struct {
-            self: *Self,
-            allocator: Allocator,
-        };
-
-        /// Deprecated in favor of `print` or `std.io.Writer.Allocating`.
-        pub const Writer = if (T != u8)
-            @compileError("The Writer interface is only defined for ArrayList(u8) " ++
-                "but the given type is ArrayList(" ++ @typeName(T) ++ ")")
-        else
-            std.io.GenericWriter(WriterContext, Allocator.Error, appendWrite);
-
-        /// Deprecated in favor of `print` or `std.io.Writer.Allocating`.
-        pub fn writer(self: *Self, gpa: Allocator) Writer {
-            return .{ .context = .{ .self = self, .allocator = gpa } };
-        }
-
-        /// Deprecated in favor of `print` or `std.io.Writer.Allocating`.
-        fn appendWrite(context: WriterContext, m: []const u8) Allocator.Error!usize {
-            try context.self.appendSlice(context.allocator, m);
-            return m.len;
-        }
-
-        /// Deprecated in favor of `print` or `std.io.Writer.Allocating`.
-        pub const FixedWriter = std.io.GenericWriter(*Self, Allocator.Error, appendWriteFixed);
-
-        /// Deprecated in favor of `print` or `std.io.Writer.Allocating`.
-        pub fn fixedWriter(self: *Self) FixedWriter {
-            return .{ .context = self };
-        }
-
-        /// Deprecated in favor of `print` or `std.io.Writer.Allocating`.
-        fn appendWriteFixed(self: *Self, m: []const u8) error{OutOfMemory}!usize {
-            const available_capacity = self.capacity - self.items.len;
-            if (m.len > available_capacity)
-                return error.OutOfMemory;
-
-            self.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(m);
-            return m.len;
-        }
-
         /// Append a value to the list `n` times.
         /// Allocates more memory as necessary.
         /// Invalidates element pointers if additional memory is needed.
lib/std/base64.zig
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ pub const Base64Encoder = struct {
         }
     }
 
-    // dest must be compatible with std.io.GenericWriter's writeAll interface
-    pub fn encodeWriter(encoder: *const Base64Encoder, dest: anytype, source: []const u8) !void {
+    pub fn encodeWriter(encoder: *const Base64Encoder, dest: *std.Io.Writer, source: []const u8) !void {
         var chunker = window(u8, source, 3, 3);
         while (chunker.next()) |chunk| {
             var temp: [5]u8 = undefined;
lib/std/Io.zig
@@ -144,19 +144,6 @@ pub fn GenericReader(
             return @errorCast(self.any().readAllAlloc(allocator, max_size));
         }
 
-        pub inline fn readUntilDelimiterArrayList(
-            self: Self,
-            array_list: *std.array_list.Managed(u8),
-            delimiter: u8,
-            max_size: usize,
-        ) (NoEofError || Allocator.Error || error{StreamTooLong})!void {
-            return @errorCast(self.any().readUntilDelimiterArrayList(
-                array_list,
-                delimiter,
-                max_size,
-            ));
-        }
-
         pub inline fn readUntilDelimiterAlloc(
             self: Self,
             allocator: Allocator,
@@ -326,103 +313,8 @@ pub fn GenericReader(
     };
 }
 
-/// Deprecated in favor of `Writer`.
-pub fn GenericWriter(
-    comptime Context: type,
-    comptime WriteError: type,
-    comptime writeFn: fn (context: Context, bytes: []const u8) WriteError!usize,
-) type {
-    return struct {
-        context: Context,
-
-        const Self = @This();
-        pub const Error = WriteError;
-
-        pub inline fn write(self: Self, bytes: []const u8) Error!usize {
-            return writeFn(self.context, bytes);
-        }
-
-        pub inline fn writeAll(self: Self, bytes: []const u8) Error!void {
-            return @errorCast(self.any().writeAll(bytes));
-        }
-
-        pub inline fn print(self: Self, comptime format: []const u8, args: anytype) Error!void {
-            return @errorCast(self.any().print(format, args));
-        }
-
-        pub inline fn writeByte(self: Self, byte: u8) Error!void {
-            return @errorCast(self.any().writeByte(byte));
-        }
-
-        pub inline fn writeByteNTimes(self: Self, byte: u8, n: usize) Error!void {
-            return @errorCast(self.any().writeByteNTimes(byte, n));
-        }
-
-        pub inline fn writeBytesNTimes(self: Self, bytes: []const u8, n: usize) Error!void {
-            return @errorCast(self.any().writeBytesNTimes(bytes, n));
-        }
-
-        pub inline fn writeInt(self: Self, comptime T: type, value: T, endian: std.builtin.Endian) Error!void {
-            return @errorCast(self.any().writeInt(T, value, endian));
-        }
-
-        pub inline fn writeStruct(self: Self, value: anytype) Error!void {
-            return @errorCast(self.any().writeStruct(value));
-        }
-
-        pub inline fn writeStructEndian(self: Self, value: anytype, endian: std.builtin.Endian) Error!void {
-            return @errorCast(self.any().writeStructEndian(value, endian));
-        }
-
-        pub inline fn any(self: *const Self) AnyWriter {
-            return .{
-                .context = @ptrCast(&self.context),
-                .writeFn = typeErasedWriteFn,
-            };
-        }
-
-        fn typeErasedWriteFn(context: *const anyopaque, bytes: []const u8) anyerror!usize {
-            const ptr: *const Context = @ptrCast(@alignCast(context));
-            return writeFn(ptr.*, bytes);
-        }
-
-        /// Helper for bridging to the new `Writer` API while upgrading.
-        pub fn adaptToNewApi(self: *const Self, buffer: []u8) Adapter {
-            return .{
-                .derp_writer = self.*,
-                .new_interface = .{
-                    .buffer = buffer,
-                    .vtable = &.{ .drain = Adapter.drain },
-                },
-            };
-        }
-
-        pub const Adapter = struct {
-            derp_writer: Self,
-            new_interface: Writer,
-            err: ?Error = null,
-
-            fn drain(w: *std.io.Writer, data: []const []const u8, splat: usize) std.io.Writer.Error!usize {
-                _ = splat;
-                const a: *@This() = @alignCast(@fieldParentPtr("new_interface", w));
-                const buffered = w.buffered();
-                if (buffered.len != 0) return w.consume(a.derp_writer.write(buffered) catch |err| {
-                    a.err = err;
-                    return error.WriteFailed;
-                });
-                return a.derp_writer.write(data[0]) catch |err| {
-                    a.err = err;
-                    return error.WriteFailed;
-                };
-            }
-        };
-    };
-}
-
 /// Deprecated in favor of `Reader`.
 pub const AnyReader = @import("Io/DeprecatedReader.zig");
-/// Deprecated in favor of `Writer`.
-pub const AnyWriter = @import("Io/DeprecatedWriter.zig");
 /// Deprecated in favor of `Reader`.
 pub const FixedBufferStream = @import("Io/fixed_buffer_stream.zig").FixedBufferStream;
 /// Deprecated in favor of `Reader`.
@@ -434,19 +326,6 @@ pub const countingReader = @import("Io/counting_reader.zig").countingReader;
 
 pub const tty = @import("Io/tty.zig");
 
-/// Deprecated in favor of `Writer.Discarding`.
-pub const null_writer: NullWriter = .{ .context = {} };
-/// Deprecated in favor of `Writer.Discarding`.
-pub const NullWriter = GenericWriter(void, error{}, dummyWrite);
-fn dummyWrite(context: void, data: []const u8) error{}!usize {
-    _ = context;
-    return data.len;
-}
-
-test null_writer {
-    null_writer.writeAll("yay" ** 10) catch |err| switch (err) {};
-}
-
 pub fn poll(
     gpa: Allocator,
     comptime StreamEnum: type,
lib/std/json.zig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //! The high-level `parseFromSlice` and `parseFromTokenSource` deserialize a JSON document into a Zig type.
 //! Parse into a dynamically-typed `Value` to load any JSON value for runtime inspection.
 //!
-//! The low-level `writeStream` emits syntax-conformant JSON tokens to a `std.io.GenericWriter`.
+//! The low-level `writeStream` emits syntax-conformant JSON tokens to a `std.Io.Writer`.
 //! The high-level `stringify` serializes a Zig or `Value` type into JSON.
 
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
src/main.zig
@@ -4230,7 +4230,7 @@ fn serveUpdateResults(s: *Server, comp: *Compilation) !void {
             const decl_name = zir.nullTerminatedString(zir.getDeclaration(resolved.inst).name);
 
             const gop = try files.getOrPut(gpa, resolved.file);
-            if (!gop.found_existing) try file_name_bytes.writer(gpa).print("{f}\x00", .{file.path.fmt(comp)});
+            if (!gop.found_existing) try file_name_bytes.print(gpa, "{f}\x00", .{file.path.fmt(comp)});
 
             const codegen_ns = tr.decl_codegen_ns.get(tracked_inst) orelse 0;
             const link_ns = tr.decl_link_ns.get(tracked_inst) orelse 0;
@@ -7451,7 +7451,7 @@ const Templates = struct {
                     i += "_NAME".len;
                     continue;
                 } else if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, contents[i + 1 ..], "FINGERPRINT")) {
-                    try templates.buffer.writer().print("0x{x}", .{fingerprint.int()});
+                    try templates.buffer.print("0x{x}", .{fingerprint.int()});
                     i += "_FINGERPRINT".len;
                     continue;
                 } else if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, contents[i + 1 ..], "ZIGVER")) {