From d8bbc7858622b6d9c278469aab701ca0b609cddf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 05:35:49 +0200 Subject: Merging upstream version 126.0. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- third_party/rust/uniffi_core/README.md | 81 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 81 insertions(+) create mode 100644 third_party/rust/uniffi_core/README.md (limited to 'third_party/rust/uniffi_core/README.md') diff --git a/third_party/rust/uniffi_core/README.md b/third_party/rust/uniffi_core/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..64ac3486a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/third_party/rust/uniffi_core/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +# UniFFI - a multi-language bindings generator for Rust + +UniFFI is a toolkit for building cross-platform software components in Rust. + +For the impatient, see [**the UniFFI user guide**](https://mozilla.github.io/uniffi-rs/) +or [**the UniFFI examples**](https://github.com/mozilla/uniffi-rs/tree/main/examples#example-uniffi-components). + +By writing your core business logic in Rust and describing its interface in an "object model", +you can use UniFFI to help you: + +* Compile your Rust code into a shared library for use on different target platforms. +* Generate bindings to load and use the library from different target languages. + +You can describe your object model in an [interface definition file](https://mozilla.github.io/uniffi-rs/udl_file_spec.html) +or [by using proc-macros](https://mozilla.github.io/uniffi-rs/proc_macro/index.html). + +UniFFI is currently used extensively by Mozilla in Firefox mobile and desktop browsers; +written once in Rust, auto-generated bindings allow that functionality to be called +from both Kotlin (for Android apps) and Swift (for iOS apps). +It also has a growing community of users shipping various cool things to many users. + +UniFFI comes with support for **Kotlin**, **Swift**, **Python** and **Ruby** with 3rd party bindings available for **C#** and **Golang**. +Additional foreign language bindings can be developed externally and we welcome contributions to list them here. +See [Third-party foreign language bindings](#third-party-foreign-language-bindings). + +## User Guide + +You can read more about using the tool in [**the UniFFI user guide**](https://mozilla.github.io/uniffi-rs/). + +We consider it ready for production use, but UniFFI is a long way from a 1.0 release with lots of internal work still going on. +We try hard to avoid breaking simple consumers, but more advanced things might break as you upgrade over time. + +### Etymology and Pronunciation + +ˈjuːnɪfaɪ. Pronounced to rhyme with "unify". + +A portmanteau word that also puns with "unify", to signify the joining of one codebase accessed from many languages. + +uni - [Latin ūni-, from ūnus, one] +FFI - [Abbreviation, Foreign Function Interface] + +## Alternative tools + +Other tools we know of which try and solve a similarly shaped problem are: + +* [Diplomat](https://github.com/rust-diplomat/diplomat/) - see our [writeup of + the different approach taken by that tool](docs/diplomat-and-macros.md) +* [Interoptopus](https://github.com/ralfbiedert/interoptopus/) + +(Please open a PR if you think other tools should be listed!) + +## Third-party foreign language bindings + +* [Kotlin Multiplatform support](https://gitlab.com/trixnity/uniffi-kotlin-multiplatform-bindings). The repository contains Kotlin Multiplatform bindings generation for UniFFI, letting you target both JVM and Native. +* [Go bindings](https://github.com/NordSecurity/uniffi-bindgen-go) +* [C# bindings](https://github.com/NordSecurity/uniffi-bindgen-cs) +* [Dart bindings](https://github.com/NiallBunting/uniffi-rs-dart) + +### External resources + +There are a few third-party resources that make it easier to work with UniFFI: + +* [Plugin support for `.udl` files](https://github.com/Lonami/uniffi-dl) for the IDEA platform ([*uniffi-dl* in the JetBrains marketplace](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/20527-uniffi-dl)). It provides syntax highlighting, code folding, code completion, reference resolution and navigation (among others features) for the [UniFFI Definition Language (UDL)](https://mozilla.github.io/uniffi-rs/). +* [cargo swift](https://github.com/antoniusnaumann/cargo-swift), a cargo plugin to build a Swift Package from Rust code. It provides an init command for setting up a UniFFI crate and a package command for building a Swift package from Rust code - without the need for additional configuration or build scripts. +* [Cargo NDK Gradle Plugin](https://github.com/willir/cargo-ndk-android-gradle) allows you to build Rust code using [`cargo-ndk`](https://github.com/bbqsrc/cargo-ndk), which generally makes Android library builds less painful. +* [`uniffi-starter`](https://github.com/ianthetechie/uniffi-starter) is a minimal project demonstrates a wide range of UniFFI in a complete project in a compact manner. It includes a full Android library build process, an XCFramework generation script, and example Swift package structure. + +(Please open a PR if you think other resources should be listed!) + +## Contributing + +If this tool sounds interesting to you, please help us develop it! You can: + +* View the [contributor guidelines](./docs/contributing.md). +* File or work on [issues](https://github.com/mozilla/uniffi-rs/issues) here in GitHub. +* Join discussions in the [#uniffi:mozilla.org](https://matrix.to/#/#uniffi:mozilla.org) + room on Matrix. + +## Code of Conduct + +This project is governed by Mozilla's [Community Participation Guidelines](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). -- cgit v1.2.3