gistfile1.txt

src/lib.rs:27:28: 27:32 error: `name` does not live long enough
src/lib.rs:27             let name_str = name.as_str();
                                         ^~~~
src/lib.rs:24:37: 36:6 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 uuid = Uuid::new_v4();
src/lib.rs:26             let name = uuid.to_string();
src/lib.rs:27             let name_str = name.as_str();
src/lib.rs:28             let mut clocks = HashMap::new();
src/lib.rs:29             clocks.insert(name_str, 0);
              ...
src/lib.rs:26:41: 36:6 note: ...but borrowed value is only valid for the block suffix following statement 1 at 26:40
src/lib.rs:26             let name = uuid.to_string();
src/lib.rs:27             let name_str = name.as_str();
src/lib.rs:28             let mut clocks = HashMap::new();
src/lib.rs:29             clocks.insert(name_str, 0);
src/lib.rs:30
src/lib.rs:31             Client {
              ...

why2.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 uuid = Uuid::new_v4();
            let name = uuid.to_string();
            let name_str = name.as_str();
            let mut clocks = HashMap::new();
            clocks.insert(name_str, 0);

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

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