rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-bindgen

Support renaming fields/types/functions to use Rust naming conventions

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Description

Turn this C struct

struct foo_bar {
    int bazBolly;
};

into

#[repr(C)]
struct FooBar {
    baz_bolly: std::os::raw::c_int,
}

We could use the heck crate.

The hard part will be dealing with name clashes correctly.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating bindgen's name-generation path and reviewing whether the heck crate supports the shown C-to-Rust conversions; define how name clashes should be handled, then verify generated bindings match the example.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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