This repository contains an example design pattern for interfacing with C-language plugins through Rust. It works on UNIX-based systems only.
For an explanation of the code, see the corresponding blog post at http://kmdouglass.github.io/posts/a-simple-plugin-interface-for-the-rust-ffi/
Instructions
First, from the root of this repository, build the example C library:
$ cd ffi-test
$ make
Next, build the Rust binary and run it:
$ cd ..
$ cargo build
$ cargo run
Commit history
The commit history contains earlier attempts at creating this design. Some of these attempts will not compile.