gistfile2.txt

src/lib.rs:25:25: 25:51 error: borrowed value does not live long enough
src/lib.rs:25             let name =  Uuid::new_v4().to_string().as_str();
                                      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
src/lib.rs:24:37: 34:6 note: reference must be valid for the lifetime 'a as defined on the block at 24:36...
src/lib.rs:24         where T: Into<Cow<'a, str>> {
src/lib.rs:25             let name =  Uuid::new_v4().to_string().as_str();
src/lib.rs:26             let mut clocks = HashMap::new();
src/lib.rs:27             clocks.insert(name, 0);
src/lib.rs:28
src/lib.rs:29             Client {
              ...
src/lib.rs:25:13: 25:61 note: ...but borrowed value is only valid for the statement at 25:12
src/lib.rs:25             let name =  Uuid::new_v4().to_string().as_str();
                          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
src/lib.rs:25:13: 25:61 help: consider using a `let` binding to increase its lifetime
src/lib.rs:25             let name =  Uuid::new_v4().to_string().as_str();
                          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

why.rs

pub struct Client<'a> {
    pub name: &'a str,
    pub addr: Cow<'a, str>,
    clocks: HashMap<&'a str, u32>
}

impl<'a> Client<'a> {
    pub fn new<T>(addr: T) -> Client<'a>
        where T: Into<Cow<'a, str>> {
            let name = Uuid::new_v4().to_string().as_str();
            let mut clocks = HashMap::new();
            clocks.insert(name, 0);

            Client {
                name: "foo",
                addr: addr.into(),
                clocks: clocks
            }
    }

    pub fn connect(&self, peer: Client) -> Option<()> {
        None
    }
}