Rust Programming Tutorials, Guides & Best Practices

#[macro_use] extern crate nickel;

use nickel::{Nickel, HttpRouter};

fn main() {
    let mut server = Nickel::new();
    server.get("/", middleware!("Hello, Nickel!"));
    server.listen("127.0.0.1:6767").unwrap();
}

• Very easy to get started with
• Lightweight and minimalistic
• Good for small to medium-sized projects

• Constants:

const MAX_POINTS: u32 = 100_000;

An async function in Rust is a function that returns a Future. A Future is a value that represents a computation that may not have completed yet. By marking a function as async, you tell the Rust compiler that the function contains asynchronous operations.

async fn fetch_data(url: &str) -> Result<String, reqwest::Error> {
    let response = reqwest::get(url).await?;
    let body = response.text().await?;
    Ok(body)
}

• Ownership and Functions: Passing and returning ownership to manage resource lifecycles.
• Smart Pointers: Using types like Box, Rc, and RefCell to manage ownership and borrowing with more flexibility.
• Interior Mutability: Allowing mutation through immutable references using patterns like RefCell.

use std::cell::RefCell;
use std::rc::Rc;

#[derive(Debug)]
struct Node {
    value: i32,
    next: Option<Rc<RefCell<Node>>>,
}

fn main() {
    let first = Rc::new(RefCell::new(Node { value: 1, next: None }));
    let second = Rc::new(RefCell::new(Node { value: 2, next: None }));

    first.borrow_mut().next = Some(Rc::clone(&second));
    second.borrow_mut().next = Some(Rc::clone(&first)); // Creates a cycle, but managed by Rc and RefCell

    println!("First node: {:?}", first);
}