Rust

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Rust in KDE

We have an IRC channel on freenode #kde-rust for discussion.

KDE projects that use Rust

Ikona — an icon preview utility for KDE Plasma

Repo: https://invent.kde.org/kde/ikona

ActivityDesk — a Qt/KDE-centric ActivityPub (Mastodon) client

Repo: https://invent.kde.org/jalcine/activitydesk

KDE tools for Rust

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Rust Qt Binding Generator

To use Rust code from Qt and QML code

Repo: https://invent.kde.org/sdk/rust-qt-binding-generator

Kate LSP Plugin

Rust Language Server can be used in Kate via the LSP plugin.

Repo: https://invent.kde.org/kde/kate/-/tree/master/addons%2Flspclient

KDevelop Rust Language Support Plugin

To work on Rust code & projects in KDevelop.

Repo: https://cgit.kde.org/kdev-rust.git/about/

KDevelop Cargo Support Plugin

To manage, build and run Rust packages (crates) with Cargo.

Repo: https://cgit.kde.org/kdev-cargo.git/about/

Ideas to use Rust

Dbus daemons that could be implemented in Rust and are self-contained :

• solid
• baloo
• kioslave
• Core of of Gui application in Qt

Documentation

Ferris the crab — Rust mascot

Rust Bookshelf

Contains multiple knowledge bases, of which the most useful for beginners are probably The Book and Rust By Example.

Link: https://doc.rust-lang.org/

Tutorials and guides

• YouCodeThings — short video tutorials about programming in Rust
• Using Rust Code in a C/C++ Project with CMake
• Rust for C++ programmers
• Rust Breakdown Notes
• A Guide to Porting C/C++ to Rust
• bindgen docs
• Using unsafe for Fun and Profit — tutorial for CMake-based Qt GUI using Rust library for the business logic
• Writing an OS in Rust — a series of tutorials about "close to the metal" programming in Rust

Useful components for KDE development

C/C++ <-> Rust bridging

• ritual - crate generator to use C++/Qt libraries from Rust
• bindgen - Rust binding generator for C libraries
• cbindgen — C binding generator for Rust crates