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consensus_encoding: encoder docs which are consensus specific

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Authored by Nick Johnson

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consensus_encoding: encoder docs which are consensus specific

The `encode` trait, and things which bound on it, are tied to consensus
encodings. Everything else is agnostic.

There are 4 driver functions tied specifically to `Encode`, and these
are simpler wrappers over the drains bound to the agnostic `Encoder`.

- `encode_to_vec<T: Encode>`
- `encode_to_writer<T: Encode>`
- `encode_to_hex<T: Encode>`
- `check_encode<T: Encode>`

There are two types bound to `Encode`.

- `SliceEncoder<'e, T: Encode>`
- `PrefixedSliceEncoder<'e, T: Encode>`
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What changed, and why it matters

This commit only changes documentation comments in a Rust Bitcoin library. It clarifies that certain encoding functions and types are specifically tied to Bitcoin consensus encoding rules. No code behavior was changed, so there is no security impact.

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