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# makeInvocationEncoder()

Invoked by the Swift runtime when a distributed remote call is about to be made.

```
func makeInvocationEncoder() -> Self.InvocationEncoder
```

## Discussion

The returned `DistributedTargetInvocation` will be populated with all
arguments, generic substitutions, and specific error and return types
that are associated with this specific invocation.

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