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Option to use *mut objc::runtime::Object
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Description
Basically, I have this header file that relies on some Objective-C types (NSString and stuff), but I don't want bindgen to spend 30 seconds generating hundreds of thousands of lines of useless bindings for them. I just want them all to be like type NSString = *mut objc::runtime::Object. Is it possible to do this?
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Research direction
Start by reading bindgen's handling of Objective-C types and its existing configuration options. Determine how the requested option would represent NSString and similar types as *mut objc::runtime::Object, then verify that generated bindings avoid the reported expansion and remain usable.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- objective-c, rust
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100