extern crate once_cell; use once_cell::sync::{Lazy, OnceCell}; use std::collections::HashMap; static HASHMAP: Lazy> = Lazy::new(|| { let mut m = HashMap::new(); m.insert(0, "foo"); m.insert(1, "bar"); m.insert(2, "baz"); m }); // Same, but completely without macros fn hashmap() -> &'static HashMap { static INSTANCE: OnceCell> = OnceCell::new(); INSTANCE.get_or_init(|| { let mut m = HashMap::new(); m.insert(0, "foo"); m.insert(1, "bar"); m.insert(2, "baz"); m }) } fn main() { // First access to `HASHMAP` initializes it println!("The entry for `0` is \"{}\".", HASHMAP.get(&0).unwrap()); // Any further access to `HASHMAP` just returns the computed value println!("The entry for `1` is \"{}\".", HASHMAP.get(&1).unwrap()); // The same works for function-style: assert_eq!(hashmap().get(&0), Some(&"foo")); assert_eq!(hashmap().get(&1), Some(&"bar")); }