Update docs of Module::serialize (#3448)

The docs hadn't been updated since `Module::deserialize` was added!
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Alex Crichton
2021-10-12 09:47:12 -05:00
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@@ -435,6 +435,10 @@ impl Module {
/// [`Module::serialize`] and [`Engine::precompile_module`] back into an
/// in-memory [`Module`] that's ready to be instantiated.
///
/// Note that the [`Module::deserialize_file`] method is more optimized than
/// this function, so if the serialized module is already present in a file
/// it's recommended to use that method instead.
///
/// # Unsafety
///
/// This function is marked as `unsafe` because if fed invalid input or used
@@ -622,10 +626,15 @@ impl Module {
sig
}
/// Serialize the module to a vector of bytes.
/// Serializes this module to a vector of bytes.
///
/// Use `Module::new` or `Module::from_binary` to create the module
/// from the bytes.
/// This function is similar to the [`Engine::precompile_module`] method
/// where it produces an artifact of Wasmtime which is suitable to later
/// pass into [`Module::deserialize`]. If a module is never instantiated
/// then it's recommended to use [`Engine::precompile_module`] instead of
/// this method, but if a module is both instantiated and serialized then
/// this method can be useful to get the serialized version without
/// compiling twice.
#[cfg(compiler)]
#[cfg_attr(nightlydoc, doc(cfg(feature = "cranelift")))] // see build.rs
pub fn serialize(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {