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Top 23 Rust Binding Projects
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You only hand-write function bindings in simple or well-constrained cases.
In general, the expectation is that you will use bindgen [0].
It's a very easy process:
1. Create a `build.rs` file in your Rust project, which defines pre-build actions. Use it to call bindgen on whatever headers you want to import, and optionally to define library linkage. This file is very simple and mainly boilerplate. [1]
2. Import your bindgen-generated header as a module and... just use it. [2]
You can also skip step 1: bindgen is also a CLI tool, so if your C target is stable, you can just run bindgen once to generate the Rust interface module and move that right into your crate.
[0]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-bindgen/
[1]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-bindgen/tutorial-3.html
[2]: https://github.com/Charles-Schleich/Rust-Bindgen-Example/blo...
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gstreamer-rs
GStreamer bindings for Rust - This repository moved to https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs
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nostr
Rust implementation of the nostr protocol, high-level client library, Nostr Wallet Connect and more. (by rust-nostr)
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nvdialog-rs
Rust bindings to NvDialog, a C library to create modal dialogs and notifications using the system's API.
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Binding projects in Rust? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | rust-bindgen | 4,781 |
| 2 | rusqlite | 3,614 |
| 3 | fltk-rs | 1,723 |
| 4 | ts-rs | 1,373 |
| 5 | gstreamer-rs | 545 |
| 6 | nostr | 492 |
| 7 | udbserver | 368 |
| 8 | nuklear-rust | 366 |
| 9 | rust-sdks | 282 |
| 10 | SQLite | 258 |
| 11 | gir | 250 |
| 12 | x11-rs | 207 |
| 13 | rust-GSL | 198 |
| 14 | fruity | 174 |
| 15 | rust-xcb | 167 |
| 16 | ctru-rs | 139 |
| 17 | rust-iptables | 89 |
| 18 | janetrs | 75 |
| 19 | poppler-rs | 34 |
| 20 | wikijs-rs | 22 |
| 21 | starlark-pyo3 | 22 |
| 22 | listenbrainz-rs | 16 |
| 23 | nvdialog-rs | 6 |
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