Rust

The Rust Programming Language logo

Rust in KDE

Communication

Matrix: https://go.kde.org/matrix/#/#kde-rust:kde.org

IRC: #kde-rust on Libera Chat

KDE projects that use Rust

Ikona — an icon preview utility for KDE Plasma

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

Angelfish — Mobile-friendly webbrowser

Rust code is used in the ad blocker.

Repo: https://invent.kde.org/plasma-mobile/angelfish

KDE tools for Rust

Rust Qt Binding Generator logo

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 (unmaintained)

To work on Rust code & projects in KDevelop.

Repo: https://invent.kde.org/unmaintained/kdev-rust

KDevelop Cargo Support Plugin (unmaintained)

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

Repo: https://invent.kde.org/unmaintained/kdev-cargo

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
• Rust in a KDE Project — Post on using Rust code in a C++/CMake project

Useful components for KDE development

C/C++ <-> Rust bridging

• KDAB's cxx-qt — Safe Rust bindings for Qt
• ritual — Crate generator to use C++/Qt libraries from Rust
• bindgen — Rust binding generator for C libraries
• cbindgen — C binding generator for Rust crates
• cxx — Crate that generates safe binding code between rust and C++
• Google's autocxx — Tool for safe ergonomic Rust/C++ interop driven from existing C++ headers