apply_attr

Synopsis

A syntax extension providing higher-order attributes to Rust.

Motivation

Sometimes it would be desirable to be able to apply certain attributes to all items in a scope (mod, trait or impl). The apply_attr crate aims to provide a versatile API for this.

Possible use-cases would be:

• Make all structs in mod xyz use #[derive(PartialEq)].
• Mark all methods in a certain impl with #[inline(never)] (for profiling, e.g.).
• …

Getting Started

Add the following to your dependencies in your project's Cargo.toml:

toml apply_attr = "0.1.0"

… or whatever other version is more up-to-date.

Then add …

```rust

![feature(plugin)]

![plugin(apply_attr)]

`` … to your crate's root file (e.g.lib.rs,main.rs`).

This gives you access to the following attributes:

```rust

[applyattrcrates(...)] // available for: mod

[applyattruses(...)] // available for: mods

[applyattrstatics(...)] // available for: mods

[applyattrconsts(...)] // available for: mods/impls/traits

[applyattrfns(...)] // available for: mods/impls/traits

[applyattrmods(...)] // available for: mods

[applyattrfgn_mods(...)] // available for: mods

[applyattrtypes(...)] // available for: mods/impls/traits

[applyattrenums(...)] // available for: mods

[applyattrstructs(...)] // available for: mods

[applyattrtraits(...)] // available for: mods

[applyattrdef_impls(...)] // available for: mods

[applyattrimpls(...)] // available for: mods

[applyattrmacros(...)] // available for: mods/impls

```

Example

```rust

![feature(plugin)]

![plugin(apply_attr)]

![applyattrstructs(derive(PartialEq))]

pub struct Foo;

[applyattrstructs(derive(PartialEq))]

mod Bar { pub struct Baz; // ... }

![applyattrfns(inline)]

impl Blee { fn foo(&self) { /* ... / } fn bar(&self) { / ... / } fn baz(&self) { / ... / } fn blee(&self) { / ... */ } }

fn main() { Foo == Foo; Bar::Baz == Bar::Baz; } ```

API Reference

Documentation

Debugging

To see how the attributes were applied compile your crate using this (requires nightly):

bash cargo rustc -- -Z unstable-options --pretty=expanded

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us.

Versioning

We use SemVer for versioning. For the versions available, see the tags on this repository.

Authors

• Vincent Esche - Initial work - Regexident

See also the list of contributors who participated in this project.

License

This project is licensed under the BSD License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.