alibaba / alibaba/fastFFI

Duplicated generation when multiple files include some same headers

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Description

It is quite common when multiple files include some same headers for some common data structures. The binding-generator would duplicated generated the snippets. I'm wondering if we could do better there.

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Start by examining the binding-generator's handling of multiple files that include some of the same headers. Trace how common data structures become generated snippets, then verify that shared headers no longer produce duplicated output.

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Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
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