inline-python VS typeshare

If you're willing to go the meta programming route, Rust is pretty flexible too. You can literally run python inline using macros.[1]

In my experience as someone that has been using Rust for a few years (and enjoys writing Rust) the biggest issue regarding adoption is that async Rust just isn't there yet when it comes to user experience.[2]

It works fine if you don't deviate from the simple stuff, but once you need to start writing your own Futures or custom locks it gets to a point that you REALLY need to understand Rust and its challenging type system.

[1] - https://github.com/m-ou-se/inline-python

This may be cursed but you could just use https://github.com/fusion-engineering/inline-python to use the Python Levensthein library in Rust directly. Just make sure to invoke the Rust binary under a venv with the library

I know the OP asked about Node/PHP but for Python, there is https://github.com/fusion-engineering/inline-python which can give you both Rust and the all-the-libraries experience.

Inspired by past work: LINQ, inline-python, crepe, DataScript, Riffle.

And if that doesn't work, there's always inline-python.

I use https://github.com/1Password/typeshare it has it's quirks, but works nicely

It doesn’t generate a complete client but 1Password’s Typeshare can generate TypeScript from Rust data structures https://github.com/1password/typeshare

Aren't there things like typeshare to aid with that case?

Sure. I would love some help. I am visiting my family all March (I am typing this from the airport), so I don't know how much time I'll have to work on trane for the next month. But maybe that gives you some time to use it, and read the code and docs.

I am not going to put my personal email here, and I don't see an option to send private messages on hn, although it's probably out there somewhere. Probably in the commits, lol. Worst case, feel free to open an issue on the trane repo.

As a first ask, what do you think of this: https://github.com/1Password/typeshare?

I figured writing the UI in rust is probably not a good idea. The ecosystem for UI is very immature and the language itself is probably overkill. But doing it in typescript/html/css requires you to understand the internal data structures (all the JSON files you see in the courses are just serialized rust objects).

I found that repo and it seems like a promising approach to autogenerate the types and make the interaction easier.

How does this compare to typeshare?

Recently, 1Password open-sourced Typeshare, to help Rust developers create FFI (foreign function interfaces). Curious to learn more? Join the team behind the tool this week on Zoom at 11a Eastern to discuss Typeshare and answer any questions.

Newly open-sourced project that might be handy for some of you all https://github.com/1Password/typeshare

Typeshare by 1Password, the original inspiration for this blog post. It's available on crates.io.